Dov'è il pollice
An Italian version of "Where Is Thumbkin?"…
Dov'è il pollice
Where is the Thumb
Finger Play
Finger Play
(Italian)
(English)
Dov'è il pollice?
Dov'è il pollice?
Sono qui!
Sono qui!
Come va quest'oggi?
Molto bene, grazie!
Vado via.
Vengo anch'io.
Dov'è l'indice?
Dov'è l'indice?
Sono qui!
Sono qui!
Come va quest'oggi?
Molto bene, grazie!
Vado via.
Vengo anch'io.
Dov'è il medio?
Dov'è il medio?
Sono qui!
Sono qui!
Come va quest'oggi?
Molto bene, grazie!
Vado via.
Vengo anch'io.
Dov'è l'annulare?
Dov'è l'annulare?
Sono qui!
Sono qui!
Come va quest'oggi?
Molto bene, grazie!
Vado via.
Vengo anch'io.
Dov'è il mignolo?
Dov'è il mignolo?
Sono qui!
Sono qui!
Come va quest'oggi?
Molto bene, grazie!
Vado via.
Vengo anch'io.
Dov'è la mia mano?
Dov'è la mia mano?
Sono qui!
Sono qui!
Come va quest'oggi?
Molto bene, grazie!
Vado via.
Vengo anch'io.
Where is the thumb?
Where is the thumb?
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today?
Very well, thank you!
I'm going away.
I'm coming too.
Where is the index finger?
Where is the index finger?
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today?
Very well, thank you!
I'm going away.
I'm coming too.
Where is the middle finger?
Where is the middle finger?
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today?
Very well, thank you!
I'm going away.
I'm coming too.
Where is the ring finger?
Where is the ring finger?
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today?
Very well, thank you!
I'm going away.
I'm coming too.
Where is the pinkie?
Where is the pinkie?
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today?
Very well, thank you!
I'm going away.
I'm coming too.
Where is my hand?
Where is my hand?
Here I am!
Here I am!
How are you today?
Very well, thank you!
I'm going away.
I'm coming too.
Game Instructions
Follow the instructions below for the corresponding lyrics above. Change the finger that's sung about according to the lyrics in the verse.
1. Start with hands in a fist with the left thumb out. While singing, mime the left thumb singing the first line. Take out the right thumb and mime it singing the 2nd line.
2. Keep alternating the left thumb miming singing a line and the right thumb miming singing a line (while you sing).
3. On the 2nd to last line of each verse, have the left thumb "hide" inside the left fist. On the last line, have the right thumb hide inside the right fist.
Repeat instructions for each verse using whichever finger is sung about until the last verse.
On the Last Verse:
On the 1st line move left fist up and down while singing.
On the 2nd line move the right fist up and down while singing.
On the 3rd line, open the left hand and move it side to side.
On the 4th line, open the right hand and move it side to side.
Continue alternating until the last two lines.
On the 2nd to last line the left hand makes a fist and disappears behind the back.
On the last line the right hand makes a fist and disappears behind the back.
Thanks!