Curtis wrote asking about a Korean kids song…
Have you ever heard of a Korean song that school girls sing as they clap hands that goes like this:
Pong dong pong dong
dolel (stone) donjiora (throw)…Thanks, Curtis
If anyone can help with this song, please email me or comment below.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
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February 2nd, 2010 at 2:11 am
heh that was my favorite song when i was little. i’m actually trying to find the lyrics for the song cause i’ve forgotten alot of it.
April 28th, 2010 at 3:58 am
Hi Lisa,
I’m getting this translated – english goes something like:
If you break a rock you will make a stone.
If you beak the stone, you can make a small stone.
If you break a small stone, you will make a pebble.
If you break a pebble, it can make a (very happy) sound.
If rain comes, you can find a puddle.
If puddles come together, it makes a small creek.
If small creeks come together it makes a big river.
If river comes together it makes the sea.
Korean rhymes are very beautiful, also very interactive with lots of loud noises for children to make.
Hope this helps.
Dani :)
September 10th, 2010 at 3:02 am
Hi Lisa,
It is a great song. I still like to sing this song with my kids.
‘PongDang PongDang’
Pongdang Pongdang Dorul Deonjija,
Nuna Molle Dorul Deonjija,
Nen-mura Peo-jora,
Neoli Neoli Peojora,
Gun-no-pyone Anjaseo Na-murul Sinnun,
U-ri Nuna Son-deung-ul Ganjirojuora.
(splash, splash, let’s throw a stone in the stream)
(let’s throw a stone, without sister)
(roll waves, roll wide and wide)
(and tickle my sister’s hands whose sitting on the other side of the stream and washing veggies)
Hope this helps.
September 10th, 2010 at 9:01 am
I love that song! If you’d ever like to sing it for us, we’d be thrilled to post a recording.
Cheers!
Mama Lisa
June 30th, 2011 at 9:13 am
This may be the Korean text:
퐁당퐁당 돌을 던지자 누나 몰래 돌을 던지자
냇물아 퍼져라. 널리 널리 퍼져라 건너편에 앉아서 나물를 씻는
Can anyone confirm this is correct?
July 27th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
I’m also looking for a Korean song, I think it is about a woodpecker, or some kind of animal and part of it goes dahoo or tahoo repeated several times. I believe it is about the reunification of Korea, but I don’t know for sure if it is a children’s song or not…
September 19th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
Lisa,
That is the correct lyrics :)
May 17th, 2012 at 4:37 am
Do you know that there is a korean version of mary had a little lamb? But it is not about mary who had a lamb but the airplane.
Amber// Probably the name of song is ‘따오기 (t͈aˈogi in IPA)’ which means the Crested Ibis.
August 29th, 2012 at 7:33 pm
I just found this song for download on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Pong-Dang/dp/B004MJ2102/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346281553&sr=8-1&keywords=pongdang
All you musicians could probably notate it from the sample without too much trouble. And the clip is nice–it’s a vocal solo only and a lovely voice at that.
December 21st, 2013 at 4:35 am
hi good morning lisa, i had watched the cute little girl kim sol mae in youtube -cute girl singing on the stage performance, its very nice but i cant understand that lyrics, its in korean language, can u help me to translate in english & send by email. my kid is watching that regularly,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hccmTlNl9jc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYQIXBXYcss
these r all that two songs- url kindly can u get it back soon v r all awaiting for that one thanking u
with regards nandakumar d
May 22nd, 2016 at 5:52 am
What are the English lyrics to appa himneseyo?
Please and thank you.
May 22nd, 2016 at 6:52 pm
Korean Lyrics Appa Himneseyo
딩동댕 초인종 소리에 얼른 문을 열었더니
그토록 기다리던 아빠가 문 앞에 서 계셨죠
너무나 반가워 웃으며 아빠하고 불렀는데
어쩐지 오늘 아빠의 얼굴이 우울해 보이네요
무슨 일이 생겼나요 무슨 걱정 있나요
마음대로 안되는 일 오늘 있었나요
아빠 힘내세요 우리가 있잖아요
아빠 힘내세요 우리가 있어요 힘내세요 아빠 사랑해요
Loose English Translation
by Lisa
Ding dong dong, I quickly opened the door at the sound of the bell
It was my dad standing at the door waiting
I was so glad, I smiled and called my dad
Somehow, dad looks sad today
What’s going on, is something worrying you?
Did something happen today?
We’re here for you dad, cheer up,
Cheer up dad, we’re here for you. We love you!
May 31st, 2016 at 8:42 pm
Thank you!
June 15th, 2016 at 1:05 pm
I’m looking for the lyrics to the Korean counting song. It’s the equivalent to “eeny meanie miney mo” it starts off as “co ca co la ma shi sa”
June 15th, 2016 at 1:23 pm
Hi Melissa,
I found the following rhyme here:
A Korean counting-out rhyme, recorded phonetically in 2008.
coca cola ma shi’ sa
ma shi’ suh myun do muk uh
do muk uh myun pet ta la
pet ta la myun chu sa ma ta chok chok pak sa ar ra ma toh pu seh yo
Can anyone provide the Korean text?
Lisa
January 25th, 2017 at 1:41 pm
I’m looking for the Korean and English lyrics to Gachi Gachi. I’d also love the Korean spelled out phonetically in English. Can you help?