jueves, 6 de marzo de 2014

RING AROUND THE ROSY, nuestro AL CORRO DE LA PATATA… ¿sabéis cuál es su origen? Ring Around the Rosy

¿Os acordáis de cantar y jugar al CORRO DE LA PATATA? 

Aquí os dejamos el equivalente en inglés RING AROUND DE ROSY, que aprenden esta semana nuestros kids, y el curiosísimo y escalofriante origen de la canción! 




Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

Skipping and-a singing and having lots of fun,
Laughing, running underneath the sun.
Skipping and-a singing and having lots of fun,
Laughing, running underneath the sun.

Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.

Skipping and-a singing and having lots of fun,
Laughing, running underneath the sun.
Skipping and-a singing and having lots of fun,
Laughing, running underneath the sun.

Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Ring around the rosy,
Pocket full of posies,
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.



AL CORRO DE LA PATATA, connections to the Bubonic Plague (or Black Death)?

The words to the Ring Around the Rosy children's ring game have their origin in English history. The historical period dates back to the Great Plague of London in 1665 (bubonic plague) or even before when the first outbreak of the Plague hit England in the 1300's. The symptoms of the plague included a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin (Ring around the rosy). Pockets and pouches were filled with sweet smelling herbs (or posies) which were carried due to the belief that the disease was transmitted by bad smells. The term "Ashes Ashes" refers to the cremation of the dead bodies! The death rate was over 60% and the plague was only halted by the Great Fire of London in 1666 which killed the rats which carried the disease which was transmitting via water sources. The English version of "Ring around the rosy" replaces Ashes with (A-tishoo, A-tishoo) as violent sneezing was another symptom of the disease. We recommend the following site for comprehensive information regarding the Bubonic Plague.


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