Lyrics - Mina
(Folk song)
- eya bé – niè niè niè
- eya bé – nukèyé lé wowo
- eya bé – ado yé lé wui
- eya bé – wo lé wozémé
- eya bé – dè mia du
- eya bé – dada gbó ma toé né
- déglé fosu sa sakplé
English Translation - This one says
- This one says – “Wah, wah, wah” (little finger)
- This one asks – “What’s wrong with him?” (ring finger)
- This one says – “He’s hungry.” (middle finger)
- This one says – “There is flour in the flour bin.” (index finger)
- And adds – “Make us something to eat!” (index finger)
- This one says – “I’m gonna tell Mommy when she comes home.” (thumb)
- The thumb is a tattletale! (ring, middle and index fingers)
Motions (Fingerplay)
- Wiggle little finger
- Wiggle ring finger
- Wiggle middle finger
- Wiggle index finger
- Wiggle index finger again
- Wiggle thumb
- Wiggle ring, middle and index fingers
See also
- Country: Togo
- Type: chant
- Subject: body parts
- Activity: motions
- Form: call & response
- Source: Songs from the Baobab: African Lullabies & Nursery Rhymes, Chantal Grosléziat, The Secret Mountain, 2011
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