Бобик, фасолька
"This is a kind of folklore that is called 'zabavlyanka' (entertaining song). They are sung to babies, to keep them amused and quiet." -Aqua
A "haricot" refers to a bean - most often a kidney bean.
Бобик, фасолька
Little Bean, Little Haricot
Folk Song
Folk Song
(Ukrainian)
(English)
Бобик, фасолька,
Кукурудза, бараболька,
А це старий бобище,
Фур-р-р за плотище.
Little bean, little haricot
Corn, little potato,
And this is an old huge bean,
Frrr, it goes over the fence.
Notes
Pronunciation:
Bobyk, fasolk'a,
Kukurudza, barabol'ka,
A tse staruy bobushche,
Furrrrrr za plotyshche.
Game Instructions
"One by one, starting with the little toe, an adult massages the
toes, each one has a name (little bean, little haricot and so on).
When the adult gets to the big toe (huge old bean), they move it
from side to side, and then - aside and up, 'throwing' it
away, over the fence." -Aqua
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Aqua for contributing and translating this song!
Duzhe dyakuyu!
Дуже Дякую!