{"id":77,"date":"2009-09-20T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2009-09-20T13:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=77"},"modified":"2009-09-20T09:00:32","modified_gmt":"2009-09-20T13:00:32","slug":"%e2%80%9cceann-gualainn-gluin-is-cos-gluin-is-cos%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-can-agus-sin-sing-and-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/%e2%80%9cceann-gualainn-gluin-is-cos-gluin-is-cos%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-can-agus-sin-sing-and-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCeann, Gualainn, Gl\u00fain is Cos, Gl\u00fain is Cos\u201d \u2013 Can agus S\u00edn! (Sing and Stretch)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some of you may already have been singing this, especially if you have a tachr\u00e1n<\/strong> (toddler) in the house.\u00a0 <\/span>Perhaps you know the song as \u201cCabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies<\/em>\u201d?\u00a0 Yes, sometimes \u201crodillas<\/em>\u201d is sung as \u201cpiernas<\/em>\u201d and theoretically we should have, dedos de pies<\/em>, but apparently Spanish pre-school teachers have already decided that phrase doesn\u2019t fit the song\u2019s rhythm.\u00a0\u00a0B’fh\u00e9idir\u00a0go bhfuil an leagan Fraincise agat?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>That’s \u00a0\u201cT\u00eate, \u00e9paules, genoux, et pied<\/em> (or orteils<\/em>).”<\/span><\/p>\n

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At any rate, bypassing the \u201chead,\u201d which has been fairly thoroughly covered in recent blaganna<\/strong>, here\u2019s a little more detail on these parts of the body:<\/span><\/p>\n

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gualainn<\/span><\/strong>, shoulder, <\/span><\/span>an ghualainn<\/span><\/strong>, the shoulder<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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gl\u00fain, <\/span><\/strong>knee, <\/span>an ghl\u00fain<\/span><\/strong>, the knee<\/span><\/p>\n

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cos<\/span><\/strong>, foot, <\/span>an chos<\/span><\/strong>, the foot<\/span><\/p>\n

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Actually, I think \u201cguala<\/strong>\u201d (plural) and \u201cgl\u00fanta<\/strong>\u201d (plural) would have been perfectly singable, but I do agree that \u201cladhracha<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cm\u00e9ara coise<\/strong>\u201d for \u201ctoes\u201d would have been a mouthful.\u00a0 <\/span>Even \u201ccosa<\/strong>\u201d (plural) would have been a bit awkward rhythmically.\u00a0 <\/span>So once it was determined that \u201ccos<\/strong>\u201d (singular) was best for replacing \u201ctoes,\u201d it makes sense for \u201cknee\u201d and \u201cshoulder\u201d to also be singular.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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And if anyone wants the \u201ceyes\u201d and \u201cears\u201d line, that will be \u201ci mblag \u00e9igin eile.<\/strong>\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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Does anyone know versions of this song in any other languages?\u00a0 <\/span>I found this online for Japanese, but can\u2019t vouch for it.\u00a0 <\/span>Any comments from na daoine a bhfuil Seap\u00e1inis agus Gaeilge acu<\/strong> (from those who know\/have Japanese and Irish)? <\/span><\/p>\n

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atama kata hiza ashi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Some of you may already have been singing this, especially if you have a tachr\u00e1n (toddler) in the house.\u00a0 Perhaps you know the song as \u201cCabeza, hombros, rodillas y pies\u201d?\u00a0 Yes, sometimes \u201crodillas\u201d is sung as \u201cpiernas\u201d and theoretically we should have, dedos de pies, but apparently Spanish pre-school teachers have already decided that phrase…<\/p>\n

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