Aqui vai o lenço
"I went to your site to see the Portuguese game (Lençinho da Botica), and indeed it is a very old circle game. and so, the words of the song can be very different because of the oral transmission. I remember singing something like this..." -Ana Ruellon
Aqui vai o lenço
Here Goes the Handkerchief
Drop the Handkerchief Game
Drop the Handkerchief Game
(Portuguese)
(English)
Aqui vai o lenço,
Aqui fica o lenço,
Onde cai o lenço,
O lencinho cai.
Here goes the handkerchief,
Here stays the handkerchief,
Where does the handkerchief fall,
The handkerchief falls.
Game Instructions
The children sit in a circle. The person who is "It" goes around the outside of the circle holding a handkerchief while all of the kids are singing the song. Eventually, she drops the handkerchief behind a child's back. That child has to pick up the handkerchief and chase the one who's "It" around the circle until the one who's "It" takes the 2nd child's spot. The second child is now "It". If the one who's "It" is caught first, she continues being "It".
Comments
"Looking on the net, I saw different lyrics too." -Ana
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Ana Ruellon for sharing this game song and translating it.
Obrigada!
