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Thread #29213   Message #3792880
Posted By: GUEST,Seonaid
30-May-16 - 03:11 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Sarasponda (child's/Girl Scout song)
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sarah Spunda / Sarasponda (child's song)
Decades ago, a Hungarian co-worker of mine told me it might be Hungarian. As I remember, she said something sounding like "saras bunda" meant a "good coat," and I do know a "bunda" is a distinctive Hungarian shepherd's coat. Would be fun to find out if the Dutch got scooped by the Magyars!