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Original lyrics
Giro giro tondo
Giro giro tondo,
gira il mondo,
gira la Terra,
tutti giù per terra!
Giro giro tondo,
il mare è fondo,
tonda è la Terra,
tutti giù per terra!
Giro giro tondo,
l'angelo è biondo,
biondo è il grano,
tutti ci sediamo!
Giro giro tondo,
ora ti circondo
come una ciambella,
tutti giù per terra!
Giro giro tondo,
casca il mondo,
casca la Terra,
tutti giù per terra!
Translation
Turn, turn around
Turn, turn around, the world is spinning (1)
The earth is turning, all down on the ground!
Turn, turn around, the sea is deep
The earth is rounde, all down on the ground!
Turn, turn around, the angel is blonde
Blonde is the wheat, and we all sit down!
Turn, turn around, I will now surround
As a donut, all fall down!
Turn, turn around, the world falls down
The earth is quaking, all down on the ground!
Turn, turn around, the world falls down
The earth is quaking, all down on the ground!
Turn, turn around, the world falls down
The earth is quaking, all down on the ground!
Turn, turn around, the world falls down
The earth is quaking, all down on the ground!
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Submitted by SaintMark on 2017-04-05
Author's comments:
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A round dance for children, or "Ring 'o Rosies"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses
(1) or "Round and Round, the world is spinning"
Italian Children's Songs: Top 3
1. | Giro giro tondo |
2. | Ninna nanna ninna oh |
3. | Brilla, brilla la stellina |
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