THOSE TIMES :)
*Sapu sapu ringgit,
tersapu rumah papan.
Datang buaya gigit,
Kodong kaki kanan*
*Potong Bebek angsa,
masak di-kuali.
Nyonya minta dansa,
dansa empat kali.
Sorong ke-kanan, sorong ke-kiri,
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-a-la!*
*Air pasang pagi,
Surut pukul lima.
Nyonya bangun pagi,
siram pokok bunga.
Pokok bunga melor,
tanam tepi pantai.
itik bertelur, ayam menetas.
Cik baba jatuh dalam parit,
Cik minah ketawa kit-kit,kit-kit.
kit kit kit kuih bangkit
Siapa ketawa kena cubit!*
Ooo!
This is a FAV!.
*Bangau oh bangau kenapa engkau kurus?
Macam mana aku tak kurus, ikan tak mahu timbul.
Ikan oh ikan kena kau tak mahu timbul?
Macam mana aku tak timbul, rumput panjang sangat.
Rumput oh rumput, kenapa engkau panjang?
Macam mana aku tak panjang, kerbau tak makan aku.
Kerbau oh kerbau, kenapa tak makan rumput?
Macam mana aku nak makan, perut aku sakit.
Perut oh perut, kenapa engkau sakit?
Macam mana aku tak sakit, makan nasi mentah.
Nasi oh nasi, kenapa engkau mentah?
Macam mana aku tak mentah, kayu api basah.
Kayu oh kayu kenapa engkau basah?
Macam mana aku tak basah, hujan timpa aku.
Hujan oh hujan, kenapa timpa kayu?
Macam mana aku tak timpa, katak panggil aku.
Katak oh katak, kenapa panggil hujan?
Macam mana aku tak panggil, ular nak makan aku.
Ular oh ular, kenapa nak makan katak?
Macam mana aku tak makan, memang makanan aku!*
I cannot believed that, i was lullaby-ed with this malay folk
rhymes when i was small. There are MORE!
My principal passed me this book FULL of malay folk rhymes
from YESTERYEARS! It brings back memories!
She had assigned me to conduct a rhyme/songs/riddles activity
during assembly next year.
She as ever, the arts and culture lover,
wants me to teach and introduce our Malay folk rhyme to the kids.
Ish!
She heard how i created a short Hari Raya song and taught my
Nursery kids to sing it and now she wants the whole school to learn
Malay rhymes!
Cool huh?!
Hahahaha...but i'm not sure if i am confortable singing my folk rhymes
infront of open-mouth preschoolers...
So now, i have these to keep me busy.
Have to ask mum to teach me the actions to some of these ryhmes!
I totally forgot!
Except for enjit-enjit semut lah.
Ok.
That'll be the first song i might teach!
:0
