Tica-tica-tica
Tica-tica-tica
Tica-tica-tica
Counting-out Rhyme
Counting-out Rhyme
(Romanian)
(English)
Tica-tica-tica,
M-a bătut mămica,
C-a mâncat pisică
Toată fripturică.
Şi m-am dus la şcoală
Cu burtică goală!
Tica-tica-tica,
Mommy beat me
As the cat ate
All the steaks.
I went to school
With an empty tummy!
Notes
Additional ending line: Şi-am venit acasă cu burtică grasă (I came home with a fat stomach).
Burtică means tummy which is a diminutive of "burtă" (stomach, belly, paunch, gut). Ciorbă de burtă is tripe soup.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Hélène Rice for contributing this song and for a French translation.
Mulţumesc!
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