Takhle jedou páni
Jana wrote: "This is very popular rhyme for babies, as soon as they can be seated on the lap... you just hold them and rock them on your knees, according to the lines... "
Takhle jedou páni
This is How the Noblemen Ride
Lap Rhyme
Lap Rhyme
(Czech)
(English)
Takhle jedou páni,
takhle zase dámy,
a tak zase kmáni,
takhle jezdí vojáci
a takhle zas sedláci.
This is how the noblemen ride,
This is how the noble ladies ride,
This is how the soldiers ride,
This is how the farmers/peasants ride
This is how the poor man rides.
Notes
Jana wrote: "with the 1st line you rock the child mildly, with the second very gently, with the third fast and high, with the fourth line slowly and with the last, you rock the child well, for poor man travels at the rear of the farmers haywaggon... ;-) "
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Jana Bínová for contributing and translating this song.
Dêkuji!