Lyrics - Dutch
(Folk song from the Netherlands)
Zo gaat de molen, de molen, de molen
Zo gaat de molen, de molen.
faster
Zo gaan de wieken, de wieken, de wieken
Zo gaan de wieken, de wiehieken
original tempo
Zo gaan de handjes, de handjes, de handjes
Zo gaan de handjes, de handjes
faster
Zo gaan de voetjes, de voetjes, de voetjes
Zo gaan de voetjes, de voetjes.
English Translation - This is How the Windmill Goes
This is how the windmill goes, the windmill, the windmill
This is how the windmill goes, the windmill.
faster
This is how the sails go, the sails, the sails
This is how the sails go, the sails
original tempo
This is how the little hands go, the little hands, the little hands
This is how the little hands go, the little hands
faster
This is how the little feet go, the little feet, the little feet
This is how the little feet go, the little feet
Motions
- Verse 1 = Roll arms around each other
- Verse 2 = (faster) Roll arms around each other
- Verse 3 = (a tempo) Wave both hands back and forth
- Verse 4 = (faster) Step back and forth in place.
See also
- Country: Netherlands
- Subject: body parts
- Activity: motions
- Harmony: I, V
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
- Scale: pentachord
- Tempo: fast & slow
- Tones: drmfs
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
