Kinderreime:
German Nursery Rhymes - Part 5
“Ringel, Ringel, Reihe”
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Introduction
The German versions of "Ring Around the Rosie" (or "Rosey") have only some similarities to the English wording, but then there are also two different versions in English: British and American. (Actually, there are many variations of "Ring a ring o'rosie," another version of the rhyme.) There are many claims that this nursery rhyme goes back to the Black Plague, but that is a myth debunked by Snopes.com and Wikipedia ("Plague myth"). The first print version only appeared in 1881 (in Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose or The Old Nursery Rhymes).
Below we provide two German versions of "Ring Around the Rosie" and two English versions, plus a literal English translation for each of the German rhymes.
Ringel, Ringel, ReiheTwo German versions
Deutsch 1 |
Ring Around the RosieSee literal translations below
English (Amer.) |
| Note: Version 2 uses "Rosen" (roses) in the first line rather than "Reihe" (row). | *British word for the "achoo" or "kerchoo" sneezing sound. |
Ringel, Ringel, ReiheTwo German versions
Deutsch 1 |
Literal TranslationsLiteral translations
English 1 (literal) |
Also see "Auf der grünen Wiese" for another "falling down" nursery rhyme.
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