We need your help again! We're looking for cool, funny rhymes that you heard in your childhood - any language is fine. Our editor remembers growing up with an utterly absurd rhyme in Tamil that goes like this:
Blucka thooki mela potta settiyar veetu nandoo,
Nandae thooki mela potta nagarathna paambu,
Paamba thooki mela potta pancha varna kili,
Kiliya thooki mela potta krishnaroda Kondai!
(Rough translation:
If you toss the palanquin up, you'll find a crab from the Chettiyar's house.
If you toss the crab up, you'll find a jewelled snake.
If you toss the snake up, you'll find a five-coloured macaw.
If you toss the macaw up, you'll find Krishna's tuft of coiled hair!)
It's strange and insane, but so much fun. And now we want more like these. So if you remember any rhymes from your childhood (or your adulthood!), send us the words and a translation. If you can sing it, that's even better. Send us an MP3 file. We want as many weird, quirky, hilarious Indian rhymes as possible. Won't you help us with our very special project?
Leave a comment on this post or drop us an email at contact@karaditales.com if there's a rhyme you think will fit the bill.
Here's one in Konkani (am singing it to my baby girl these days!):
ReplyDeleteGhodo re tho ghodo,
Chanda rayale chedo,
Kulthache khana khaunu ghodo doltha,
Ghoda doltha monu jaga halta,
Jaga halta monu "insert kid's name" hasta!
Rough translation:
Here is the horse,
Handsome king's servant,
As he eats horse gram, the horse rocks to and fro,
As the horse rocks, the earth shakes,
And as the earth shakes "kid's name" smiles!
Let me know if you like it, then will send the MP3 file!
Sounds lovely! Could you send us the MP3 file to contact@karaditales.com?
ReplyDeletewonderful!!! thanks for the update.... i was searching for this song which was sung for my son by my MIL!!!
ReplyDeleteif possible update more such songs!!
thanks in advance