Sunday, July 18, 2010

かいぐり

突然,こんなのを思い出した。
      ちょーち、ちょーち、 
      あわ、わ、わ、わ、
      かいぐり、かいぐり、
      とっとのめ、  
      おつむ、てん、てん
      ひじ、ぽん、ぽん。

ぎごちなく体のあちこちを触れてみる,あの楽しい気分も思い出した。 

I just remembered this physical game we teach an infant to do herself/himself:

Chôchi chôchi - Clap, clap with both hands,
Ah-wa, wa, wa, wa - Place a hand over the open mouth repeatedly
Kaiguri, kaiguri - Reel the two hands over each other round and round
Totto no me - Touch left open palm with the right index finger
Otsumu ten ten - Lightly tap the head with two hands
Hiji pon pon - Tap the left elbow with the right hand.

Out of the blue I remembered this rhyme, and even the pleasure of touching different parts of the body when I could do the movements only awkwardly.

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