eTwinning project
“Let’s grow up together”
year 2
January 2014
Traditional games:
LA BELLA LAVANDERINA
THE PRETTY WASHERWOMAN
Class 3 A
Rignano sull’Arno Primary school - Italy
This a traditional nursery-rhyme that the
children sing stayin in a circle and clapping
their hands.
One of them is the washerwoman, stays in
the middle and mimes the movements.
At the end of the song, the child in the
middle of the circle gives a kiss to another
child and he/she is the new washerwoman.
La bella lavanderina che lava i fazzoletti per i poveretti della città
The pretty washerwoman washing the handkerchiefs
for the poor people of the town
Fai un salto
Take a jump
Fanne un altro
Take another
Fai la giravolta
Turn around
Falla un’altra volta
Turn again
Guarda in su
Look up
Guarda in giù
Look down
Dai un bacio a chi vuoi tu
Give a kiss to whoever you want