Lyrics - German
(German folk song)
Mein hut, der hat drei Ecken,
Drei Ecken hat mein Hut.
Und hätt’ er nicht drei Ecken,
So wär’ er nicht mein Hut!
English Translation - My hat, it has three corners
My hat, it has three corners,
Three corners has my hat.
And had it not three corners,
It would not be my hat!
Motions
- Mein/My – point to me
- Hut/hat – hand on head
- drei/three – 3 fingers
- Ecken/corners – make triangle shape with fingers
- nicht/not – shake head no
- 1st time, sing entire song through.
- 2nd time, leave out the first word (“mein”), substituting the motion instead.
- 3rd time, leave out 2 words, substituting 2 motions.
- Continue similarly.
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