Cifra palota
Cifra palota
Adorned Palace
Circle Game
Circle Game
(Hungarian)
(English)
Cifra palota,
zöld az ablaka,
gyere ki te tubarózsa,
vár a viola.
Kicsi vagyok én,
majd megnövök én,
esztendőre, vagy kettőre
nagy lány leszek én.
Adorned palace,
Its window is green,
Come out you, rose,
The violet is waiting for you.
I am little,
I'll grow up someday,
Next year or two years hence
I'll become a big girl.
Game Instructions
Three or four children stand in a small circle holding hands. They lift their hands forming gates: they're the "palace". One child, the "rose" goes in the middle of the circle (i.e. inside the palace). The other children walk in a larger circle around them while holding hands. At the end of the 1st verse, the "rose" comes out of the "palace" and chooses a new "rose". They change places and continue the game.
The last verse in the mp3 is slightly different:
Kicsi vagyok én
majd meg növök én
esztendőre vagy kettőre
férjhez megyek én.
Translation:
I am small
I am growing up,
And in a year or two
I'm getting married.
Many thanks to Swoosh at Saci & Boti for sharing the mp3 recording!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Zsofia Valentin for contributing this song, the English translation, score and game instructions. Thanks also to Monique Palomares for the midi music.
Thanks to Gracie for sending us the wonderful drawing!
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