Il girotondo di Primavera
Il girotondo rappresenta il momento in cui possiamo radunarci, insieme, e cantare canzoni, recitare versi, muovere il nostro corpo e le nostre mani. Pensiamo al girotondo come ad un’opera teatrale. Possiamo utilizzare degli oggetti di scena come stoffe, nastri, campane o strumenti sonori. O solo il nostro corpo.
Iniziamo e concludiamo il girotondo sempre con le stesse strofe, durante tutto l’anno. Possiamo inoltre ripetere le strofe due o tre volte di fila, specialmente quando il bambino le sta ancora imparando, o quando il gioco è molto divertente.
Il girotondo si evolverà lentamente: mentre si aggiungono uno o due strofe ogni settimana, ne lasciamo andare alcune più vecchi.
Le lingue straniere nel girotondo
È bene cominciare presto con l’insegnamento delle lingue straniere perché fino ai nove/dieci anni il bambino porta ancora con sé la tendenza all’imitazione, ed è di straordinaria e profonda importanza non lasciarsi sfuggire questo momento. D’altronde, il bambino impara la lingua materna esclusivamente secondo il principio dell’imitazione, e così può avvenire per le altre lingue.
Per questo motivo abbiamo deciso di inserire le lingue straniere nel momento del girotondo.
Di seguito riporto la strofa di apertura, di chiusura, e di chiamata al cerchio.
Strofa di chiamata al girotondo
Let’s make a circle,
we’ll join hands and sing.
Let’s make a circle,
come let’s form a ring.
Strofa di apertura
Good morning, dear Earth, good morning, dear Sun.
Good morning, dear rocks, and the flowers, every one.
Good morning, dear beasts, and the birds in the trees.
Good morning to you, and good morning to me.
Strofa di chiusura
Solecito, solecito, te queremos saludar,
baja pronto a la tierra, y haz que todo brille más.
Resplandece, resplandece, dentro de mi corazón,
para que con alegría, hoy comienza mi labor.
Le strofe del girotondo di Primavera
Strofe iniziali
Winter goodbye, winter goodbye,
you may no longer stay,
Springtime is on its way.
Winter goodbye, winter goodbye.
This is my trunk, I’m a tall, tall tree
in the springtime the blossoms grow on me
They open
They open
This is my trunk, I’m a tall, tall tree
in the summer the breezes blow through me
I bend
I bend
This is my trunk, I’m a tall, tall tree
in the autumn the apples grow on me
They drop
They drop
This is my trunk, I’m a tall, tall tree
in the winter the snowflakes fall on me
Brrrr!
Brrrr!
This is my trunk, I’m a tall, tall tree
in the springtime the blossoms grow on me
They open
They open
Versi in aggiunta per la 2ª settimana
In the springtime bunny rabbits go hop hop.
In the sunshine little birdies go chirp chirp.
Daisies nod to daffodils.
Little children run up hills
and fall down in the springtime.
Versi in aggiunta per la 3ª settimana
Pitter patter, pitter patter, listen to the rain.
Knocking on the window sill and on the window pane.
Slowly creeping snail, the grass the flowers the grain.
The birds up in the treetops.
The frogs upon his lilly pad.
Gree-dip gree-dip, gree-dip.
And the children love the rain.
Splashing in puddles.
Splashy, splashy, wet.
Splashing in the puddles.
How wet can we get.
All the earth loves the rain.
Pitter patter, pitter patter.
Listen to the rain.
Pitter patter, pitter patter.
Pitter patter, pitter patter.
The sun comes out again.
Versi in aggiunta per la 4ª settimana
I know a pussy willow.
Her fur is pearly gray.
She lives down in the meadow.
Not very far away.
She’ll always be a pussy.
She’ll never be a cat.
For she’s a pussy willow.
Now what do you think of that?.
Meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-meow-SCAT
Versi in aggiunta per la 5ª settimana
Oh John the rabbit – Yes, ma’am
Got a mighty habit – Yes, ma’am
Jumping in my garden – Yes, ma’am
Cutting down my cabbage – Yes, ma’am
My sweet potato – Yes, ma’am
My fresh tomato – Yes, ma’am
And if I live – Yes, ma’am
To see next fall – Yes, ma’am
I ain’t gonna have – Yes, ma’am
No garden at all! No, ma’am!
Versi in aggiunta per la 6ª settimana
This is my garden, I’ll rake it with care
and then some flower seeds I’ll plant there.
The sun will shine.
The rain will fall.
And my garden will blossom and grow big and tall.
Versi in aggiunta per la 7ª settimana
In the heart of a seed.
Buried deep, so deep.
A tiny plant.
Lay fast asleep.
“Wake”, said the sunshine,
“And creep to the light.”
“Wake,” said the voice.
Of the raindrops bright.
The little plant heard .
And it rose to see,
what the wonderful.
Outside world might be!
Versi in aggiunta per la 8ª settimana
The sunlight fast is dwindling,
I have seen a mother bird, singing in the rain,
telling all her little ones, Spring has come again!
I have seen a wave of green, down a lovely lane,
making all the hedges glad, Spring has come again!
I have found a patch of ground, golden in the sun.
Crocuses are calling out: Spring just begun!
Versi in aggiunta per la 9ª settimana
(I PARTE)
Over in the meadow
In the pond in the sun,
Lived an old mother duck
And her little duck one,
“Quack!” said the mother,
“I Quack!” said the one,
And they quacked and were happy in the pond in the sun.
Over in the meadow
In the stream so blue,
Lived an old mother fish
And her little fish two,
“Swim!” said the mother,
“We swim!” said the two,
And they swam and were happy in the stream so blue.
Over in the meadow
In the nest in the tree,
Lived an old mother bird
And her little birdies three,
“Sing!” said the mother
“We sing!” said the three,
And they sang and were happy In the nest in the tree.
Versi in aggiunta per la 10ª settimana
(II PARTE)
Over in the meadow
On a rock by the shore,
Lived an old mother frog
And her little frogs four,
“Jump!” said the mother,
“We jump!” said the four,
And they jumped and were happy On the rock by the shore.
Over in the meadow
In a big beehive,
Lived an old mother bee
And her little bees five,
“Buzz!” said the mother,
“We buzz!” said the five,
And they buzzed and were happy
In the big beehive.
Versi in aggiunta per la 11ª settimana
In and out the bonny bluebells.
In and out the bonny bluebells.
In and out the bonny bluebells.
Will you be my partner?
Pitta-patta-pitta-patta on your shoulder.
Pitta-patta-pitta-patta on your shoulder.
Pitta-patta-pitta-patta on your shoulder.
For you are my partner!
Versi in aggiunta per la 12ª settimana
(I PARTE)
Here we go Looby Loo
Here we go Looby Light
Here we go Looby Loo
All on a Saturday night!
I put my right hand in
I put my right hand out
I give my hand a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself about
Here we go Looby Loo
Here we go Looby Light
Here we go Looby Loo
All on a Saturday night!
I put my left hand in
I put my left hand out
I give my hand a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself about
Here we go Looby Loo
Here we go Looby Light
Here we go Looby Loo
All on a Saturday night!
Versi in aggiunta per la 13ª settimana
(II PARTE)
I put my right foot in
I put my right foot out
I give my hand a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself about
Here we go Looby Loo
Here we go Looby Light
Here we go Looby Loo
All on a Saturday night!
I put my left foot in
I put my left foot out
I give my hand a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself about
Here we go Looby Loo
Here we go Looby Light
Here we go Looby Loo
All on a Saturday night!
I put my whole self in
I put my whole self out
I give myself a shake, shake, shake
And turn myself about.
Versi in aggiunta per la 14ª settimana
Springtime goodbye, Springtime goodbye,
you may no longer stay,
Summer is on its way.
Springtime goodbye, Springtime goodbye.
Oh Great Spirit earth sun sky and sea,
you are inside and all around me.
