Rățuștele mele pe apă s-au dus

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Romanian

(Folk song from Romania)

Raţuştele mele pe apă s-au dus,
Raţuştele mele pe apă s-au dus,
Stau cu ciocu-n apă şi codiţa-n sus,
Stau cu ciocu-n apă şi codiţa-n sus.

Raţuştele mele inoată în iaz,
Raţuştele mele inoată în iaz,
Dau din aripioare şi fac mare haz,
Dau din aripioare şi fac mare haz.

După atâta joacă foamea a venit,
După atâta joacă foamea a venit,
Şi pornesc grăbite drept la pescuit,
Şi pornesc grăbite drept la pescuit.

Au mâncat mult peşte şi s-au săturat
Au mâncat mult peşte şi s-au săturat
Una dupa alta, spre casă-au plecat,
Una dupa alta, spre casă-au plecat.

Mergand catre casă ele macaiesc,
Mergand catre casă ele macaiesc,
Stau apoi la umbră şi se odihnesc,
Stau apoi la umbră şi se odihnesc.

English Translation - My ducklings went on the water

My ducklings went on the water,
My ducklings went on the water,
They float with their beaks in the water and their tails up,
They float with their beaks in the water and their tails up.

My ducklings swim in the pond,
My ducklings swim in the pond,
They flap their fins and have a lot of fun,
They flap their fins and have a lot of fun.

After so much play, hunger came,
After so much play, hunger came,
And they hurriedly set off straight to fish,
And they hurriedly set off straight to fish.

They ate a lot of fish and were full
They ate a lot of fish and were full
One after another, they went home,
One after another, they went home.

Walking towards the house they quack,
Walking towards the house they quack,
Then they sit in the shade and rest,
Then they sit in the shade and rest.