January 2014

Traditional games:LA BELLA LAVANDERINA

THE PRETTY WASHERWOMAN

eTwinning project “Let’s grow up together”

year 2

Class 3 ARignano sull’Arno Primary school - Italy

This a traditional nursery-rhyme that the children sing stayin in a circle and clapping their hands.

One of them is the washerwoman, stays in the middle and mimes the movements.

At the end of the song, the child in the middle of the circle gives a kiss to another child and he/she is the new washerwoman.

La bella lavanderina che lava i fazzoletti per i poveretti della città

The pretty washerwoman washing the handkerchiefs for the poor people of the town

Fai un salto

Take a jump

Fanne un altro

Take another

Fai la giravolta

Turn around

Falla un’altra volta

Turn again

Guarda in su

Look up

Guarda in giù

Look down

Dai un bacio a chi vuoi tu

Give a kiss to whoever you want