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Thread #24137   Message #274262
Posted By: GUEST,Sheila
09-Aug-00 - 11:35 AM
Thread Name: International call and response songs
Subject: RE: International call and response songs
A Korean children's song, as well known to them as our "Row, row row your boat" Phonetically (with apologies): Hok yo sang ee dang dang dang Uh sa mo ee jah Sung sam nim nee oo lee ung Kee da ree shim ba. Melody: key of C g g a a g g e g g e e d g g a a g g e g e d e c Rhythm: all even notes, hold the last notes of lines 2 and 4 Means, (roughly) School bells are ringing, dang, dang, dang, This is how the children go to school. I learned this from a Korean teacher. Sheila