Il girotondo d'Inverno
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 d'Inverno
Strofe iniziali
Autumn goodbye, autumn goodbye,
you may no longer stay,
Winter is on its way.
Autumn goodbye, autumn goodbye.
Oranges and lemons,
say the bells of St. Clement’s.
Brickbats and tiles,
say the bells of St. Giles’.
Pancakes and fritters,
say the bells of St. Peter’s.
Pokers and tongs,
Say the bells of St. John’s.
You owe me five farthings,
say the bells of St. Martin’s.
When will you pay me?
say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
say the bells of Shoreditch.
When will that be?
say the bells of Stepney.
I do not know,
says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
and here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
Versi in aggiunta per la 2ª settimana
Head and shoulders, baby 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders, baby 1, 2, 3,
Head and shoulders, head and shoulders,
Head and shoulders, baby 1, 2, 3
Well, I ain’t been to Frisco
I ain’t been to school
I ain’t been to college
But I ain’t no fool,
To the front
To the back
To the side, side, side,
To the front
To the back
To the side, side, side.
Knees and toes, baby 1, 2, 3
Knees and toes, baby 1, 2, 3
Knees and toes, knees and toes,
Knees and toes, baby 1, 2, 3
Well, I ain’t been to Frisco
I ain’t been to school
I ain’t been to college
But I ain’t no fool,
To the front
To the back
To the side, side, side,
To the front
To the back
To the side, side, side.
Versi in aggiunta per la 3ª settimana
Polly, put the kettle on,
Polly, put the kettle on,
Polly, put the kettle on,
We’ll all have tea.
Sukey, take it off again,
Sukey, take it off again,
Sukey, take it off again,
They’ve all gone away.
Versi in aggiunta per la 4ª settimana
I’m a little teapot,
short and stout,
here is my handle,
here is my spout,
when I get all steamed up,
hear me shout.
Tip me over and pour me out.
Versi in aggiunta per la 5ª settimana
I’m a little snowman
short and fat,
here is my broomstick,
here is my hat.
When the sun comes out
I’ll melt away
Down down down down
Whoops! I’m a puddle!
Versi in aggiunta per la 6ª settimana
I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen.
She washed up the dishes and kept the house so clean,
she went to the mill to fetch me some flour,
and brought it home in less than an hour.
She baked me my bread,
she brewed me my ale,
she sat by the fire and told many a fine tale!
Versi in aggiunta per la 7ª settimana
I travelled over land and sea,
I met a man who said to me.
I met a man who said to me:
Oh, where do you belong to?
I belong to skipping land, skipping land, skipping land,
and everyone who can skip like me,
why they belong to skipping land!
I travelled over land and sea,
I met a man who said to me.
I met a man who said to me:
Oh, where do you belong to?
I belong to happing land, happing land, happing land,
and everyone who can skip like me,
why they belong to happing land!
Versi in aggiunta per la 8ª settimana
A-tisket a-tasket
a green and yellow basket.
I wrote a letter to my love,
and on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it,
and on the way I dropped it.
A little poppy picked it up
And put it in his pocket.
And it’s for you.
Versi in aggiunta per la 9ª settimana
The lion and the unicorn
were fighting for the crown.
The lion beat the unicorn
all around the town.
Some gave them white bread,
some gave them brown;
some gave them plum cake
and drummed them out of town.
Versi in aggiunta per la 10ª settimana
Simple Simon met a pieman,
going to the fair;
says Simple Simon to the pieman,
“Let me taste your ware.”
Says the pieman to Simple Simon,
“Show me first your penny.”
Says Simple Simon to the pieman,
“Indeed, I have not any.”
Simple Simon went a-fishing
for to catch a whale;
all the water he could find
was in his mother’s pail!
Simple Simon went to look
if plums grew on a thistle;
he pricked his fingers very much,
which made poor Simon whistle.
Versi in aggiunta per la 11ª settimana
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
She’ll be coming round the mountain
She’ll be coming round the mountain
She’ll be coming round the mountain when she comes
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes
Shell be driving six white horses when she comes
Shell be driving six white horses shell be driving six white horses
She’ll be driving six white horses when she comes
We’ll all go out to meet her when she comes
We’ll all go out to meet her when she comes
We’ll all go out to meet her
We’ll all go out to meet her
We’ll all go out to meet her when she comes
We’ll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes, yee-hah!
We’ll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes
We’ll be wearing pink pyjamas
We’ll be wearing pink pyjamas
We’ll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes.
We’ll be singing Hallelujah when she comes
We’ll be singing Hallelujah when she comes
We’ll be singing Hallelujah
We’ll be singing Hallelujah
We’ll be singing Hallelujah when she comes.
Versi in aggiunta per la 12ª settimana
Open up the curtain and let the sunshine in
Open up the curtain and let the sunshine in
Open up the curtain and let the sunshine in
Let the sunshine in the heart
Open up the curtain and let the grumpy out
Open up the curtain and let the grumpy out
Open up the curtain and let the grumpy out
Let the sunshine in the heart
Versi in aggiunta per la 13ª settimana
Old King Cole
was a merry old soul,
and a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe,
and he called for his bowl,
and he called for his fiddlers three!
And every fiddler, he had a fine fiddle,
and a very fine fiddle had he.
“Twee tweedle dee, tweedle dee,” went the fiddlers.
Oh, there’s none so rare, as can compare
with King Cole and his fiddlers three.
Versi in aggiunta per la 14ª settimana
Winter goodbye, winter goodbye,
you may no longer stay,
Springtime is on its way.
Winter goodbye, winter goodbye.
Oh Great Spirit earth sun sky and sea,
you are inside and all around me.
