French Choosing Rhymes: Am Stram Gram & Pomme, Pêche, Poire, Abricot
When you’re a kid, picking the person to be “It” for a game is serious business. I grew up with this elimination rhyme:
Eeney meeney miney moe,
Catch a tiger by its toe,
If he hollers let him go,
Eeney meeney miney moe.
My mother says to pick
The very best one
And you are not it!
Meanwhile in France, children were up to the same serious business with an equally silly rhyme:
Am, stram, gram,
Pique et pique et colégram
Bourre et bourre et ratatam
Am, stram, gram
No, it doesn’t mean anything. (Though it’s great practice for pronouncing the French “r”!)
Here’s another one, about apples, peaches, pears, and apricots:
Pomme, pêche, poire, abricot
Y’en a une, y’en a une
Pomme, pêche, poire, abricot
Y’en a une de trop.
Know some other rhymes? Other versions? Other languages? Feel free to comment!
Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.
Comments
No comments yet.
Leave a comment