The Ball
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Persian)
(English)
I have a ball, a round ball
It is red, white and blue
When I hit it, it rises into the air
You don't know to where it rises!
I didn't have this ball
I did my homework well
Then my dad gave me a prize:
A round ball!
Notes
Transliteration
Toop
Ye toop daram ghel ghelie
Sorkh o sefid o abie
Mizanam zamin hava mire
Nemidooni ta koja mire!
Man in toopo nadashtam
Mashghamo khoob neveshtam
Babam behem eydi dad
Ye tope ghel gheli dad!
"kh" is a velar sound, like Spanish "j" or Scottish "ch" in "loch"
"gh" is a voiced velar sound, the one made when gargling.
This song is also sung in Afghanistan.
Comments
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یه توپ دارم قل قلیه |
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Fatimah Baji for contributing, transliterating and translating this song.
Khay'ly Mo'teh'shaker'am! 
