Lyrics - Italian
(Italian folk song)
Giro giro tondo, gira il mondo,
gira la terra, tutti giù per terra!
Giro giro tondo, il mare è fondo,
tonda è la terra, tutti giù per terra!
Giro giro tondo, l’angelo è biondo,
biondo è il grano, tutti ci sediamo!
Giro giro tondo, ora ti circondo
come una ciambella, tutti giù per terra!
English Translation - Ring-a-ring o’ roses
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, ring around the world,
The earth is round, we all fall down!
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, the sea is deep,
The earth is round, we all fall down!
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, the angel has blond hair,
The wheat is yellow, we all sit down!
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, now I surround you
As a doughnut, we all fall down!
(source)
Movement
Children hold hands and walk in a circle. At the end, they fall down.
See also
- Italian folk songs
- songs with mi, so, la
- movement / dance songs
- similar song: Ring Around the Rosie
- songs with one chord
- source:Â Songs That Children Sing, Eleanor Chroman, Oak Publications, 1970
YouTube
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
