The Cup Game - somewhere in North America!
The Cup Game Rhythm:
Clap Clap
Tap, Tap, Tap
Clap, Grab, Move
(slight silent pause)
Clap, Grab, Hit, Hit, Switch, Slap, Down!
The Cup Game Rhythm:
Clap Clap
Tap, Tap, Tap
Clap, Grab, Move
(slight silent pause)
Clap, Grab, Hit, Hit, Switch, Slap, Down!
Al Citron - a non-sense passing game from Mexico or somewhere in Latin America!
Al Citron de un fandango sango
sango sabere
sabare de la rondella
consu triki triki tron!
Al Citron de un fandango sango
sango sabere
sabare de la rondella
consu triki triki tron!
Traditional Tītī Tōrea: Te Papa Waiari
Here are the lyrics (Maori and English translation) and music to the song that accompanies the stick game. There are also two different audio recordings below the flag - just click on the 'play' button.
E papā Waiari,
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi,
He tuku roimata
Ē aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai rā
Ē aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai rā
Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga
Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga
Taku nei mahi
Taku nei mahi,
He tuku roimata
Ē aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai rā
Ē aue, ka mate au;
E hine hoki mai rā
Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga
Māku e kaute
Ō hīkoitanga
O Uncle Waiari,
All I've been doing
All I've been doing
Is shedding tears
Alas I will die;
Oh darling, return to me
Alas I will die;
Oh darling, return to me
I will count
Your footsteps
I will count
Your footsteps
All I've been doing
All I've been doing
Is shedding tears
Alas I will die;
Oh darling, return to me
Alas I will die;
Oh darling, return to me
I will count
Your footsteps
I will count
Your footsteps
Escravos de Jo/Caxanga - Brazilian Passing Game
Escravos de Jo'
Jogavam caxanga'
Tira...bota...
Dei-xa o jamele que va
Guerreiros com guerreiros
Fazem zigue-zigue-zague'
Guerreiros com guerreiros
Fazem zigue-zigue-zague'
For the Melody go to this website: http://www.mamalisa.com/midi/escravos.mid
For more information about this song, go to this website: http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=208&t=es&c=35
Jogavam caxanga'
Tira...bota...
Dei-xa o jamele que va
Guerreiros com guerreiros
Fazem zigue-zigue-zague'
Guerreiros com guerreiros
Fazem zigue-zigue-zague'
For the Melody go to this website: http://www.mamalisa.com/midi/escravos.mid
For more information about this song, go to this website: http://www.mamalisa.com/?p=208&t=es&c=35
Little Johnny Brown - African American Ring Game
Related Concepts: Tempo, Movement improvisation and imitation, individual/group interplay
Activity
Leader sings the song and demonstrates the sequence as follows:
“Little Johnny Brown, lay your comfort (or blanket) down”--Strut into the circle and lay out a scarf or handkerchief (square is best) in the middle of the circle.
“Fold up the corner, Johnny Brown” --Fold each corner precisely on the syllable “corn.”
“Show us the motion, Johnny Brown”--Pick up the scarf and make a clear, repetitive motion.
(Later, make sure that the group does not copy while singing this phrase.)
“We can do the motion, Johnny Brown”--The whole group imitates the motion.
“Take it to your friend now, Johnny Brown”--Strut over to someone else and hand over the scarf. That person now goes into the center and the whole song starts again.
• Continue playing until everyone has had a turn. If the group is too big, there can be several Johnny Browns (each with a handkerchief) going in the center at once, with the remaining people in the circle choosing whose motion they want to copy.
Activity
Leader sings the song and demonstrates the sequence as follows:
“Little Johnny Brown, lay your comfort (or blanket) down”--Strut into the circle and lay out a scarf or handkerchief (square is best) in the middle of the circle.
“Fold up the corner, Johnny Brown” --Fold each corner precisely on the syllable “corn.”
“Show us the motion, Johnny Brown”--Pick up the scarf and make a clear, repetitive motion.
(Later, make sure that the group does not copy while singing this phrase.)
“We can do the motion, Johnny Brown”--The whole group imitates the motion.
“Take it to your friend now, Johnny Brown”--Strut over to someone else and hand over the scarf. That person now goes into the center and the whole song starts again.
• Continue playing until everyone has had a turn. If the group is too big, there can be several Johnny Browns (each with a handkerchief) going in the center at once, with the remaining people in the circle choosing whose motion they want to copy.
O Mochi
A game about making rice cakes. At first we thought this was about putting them in and out of an oven, but after some research, we have found out that the game is about two people preparing mochi (rice cakes) using a Japanese usu (mortar) and kine (pestle). A careful timing of the swinging of the pestle and the turning of the cooked rice is needed to prevent injury! The actions of the game imitate this dangerous baking task! Here are the words below (we do not know about the spelling though - it is phonetic only:
O Mochi O suki macho, O mochi o suki macho / Petan Koh petan koh petan petan petan koh / tsut konote tsut konote konote konote / do do do mi so so so mi do mi so mi do mi so
Please feel free to correct us if you know the correct words or spelling!!
O Mochi O suki macho, O mochi o suki macho / Petan Koh petan koh petan petan petan koh / tsut konote tsut konote konote konote / do do do mi so so so mi do mi so mi do mi so
Please feel free to correct us if you know the correct words or spelling!!
Poco le' me 'lone and the Limbo
The Limbo is a popular musical game that originated in Trinidad in the Carribean. The game started as a simple dance where people moved their bodies in different ways under a bar or string, but over time the dance changed into a game that was played at parties and social gatherings... just as it is today in many other cultures around the World. We decided to play the game to a folk song from Trinidad called 'Poco le' me 'lone' which means "Poco, leave me alone" in the Trinidadian dialect. Listen and sing along to the song by clicking on the audio link below.
Four White Horses - Caribbean Clapping Game from Trinidad
click on the play button below for the melody and lyrics - sing along!!
