Lyrics
(Based on a folk song from Germany, adapted by E. Humperdinck & A. Wette, Hansel and Gretel)
Gretel
Brother, come and dance with me,
both my hands I offer thee.
Right foot first, left foot then,
round about and back again.
Hansel
I would dance but don’t know how,
When to jump and when to bow.
Show me what I ought to do,
So that I may dance with you.
Gretel
With your hands you clap, clap, clap!
With your foot you tap, tap, tap!
Right foot first, left foot then,
round about and back again.
Hansel
With your head you nick, nick, nick!
With your fingers click, click, click!
Right foot first, left foot then,
round about and back again.
Dance steps
Formation: Students stand facing partners.
A
- ms 1-2 = Partners bow (or curtsy) to each other.
- ms 3-4 = Students join hands.
- ms 5 = point right foot out
- ms 6 = (hands on hips) point left foot out
- ms. 7-8 = (hands on hips) Join hands and turn once around.
B
- ms. 9-10 = (hands on hips) One foot heel step, other foot heel step.
- ms. 11-12 = jump and bow on words
- ms. 13-14 = Repeat ms. 9-10
- ms. 15-16 = Repeat ms. 7-8
C
Verse 1
- ms. 17-18 = Clap 3 times
- ms. 19-20 = Tap 3 times
- ms. 21-24 = Repeat ms. 5-8
Verse 2
- ms. 17-18 = Nod 3 times
- ms. 19-20 = Snap 3 times
- ms. 21-24 = Repeat ms. 5-8
See also
- Country: Germany
- Subject: body parts / family
- Activity: folk dance
- Harmony: I, IV, V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: s,t,drmfsl
- Other: staccato
- German version: Brüderchen komm tanz mit mir / Engelbert Humperdinck / Opera
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