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This chant has many different versions.
Transliteration
(Traditional chant from India & Pakistan)
Akkad bakkad bambe bo
Assi nabe poore sau
Sau mein laga dhaaga
Chor nikalake bhaaga
English Translation
Akkad Bakkad Bombay Bo,
Eighty ninety complete hundred,
Thread tied in hundred,
The thief escaped and ran away
Language - Hindi
अक्कड़ बक्कड़ बाम्बे बो
अस्सी नब्भे पूरे सौ|
सौ में लगा धागा
चोर निकलके भागा
Game
Formation: Students sit with one or both hands on the floor in front of them.
One person points to each finger on the steady beat (or if there are a lot of students, point to each hand). Whichever finger (or hand) is pointed to on the last beat is hidden. The person with all fingers (or both hands) hidden first wins.
See also
- Countries: India / Pakistan
- Subject: body parts
- Activity: games
- Type: chant
- Rhythm: steady beat
- One version / another version
YouTube
- Downloadable chant
