Tulika Blog4....put your hands together...
This is surely an eye catching Blog theme, Tulika is looking for rhymes/songs in other languages for its 4th blogathon. Its interesting that I do things only when pushed... Yes..this galvanised me to ask my Father-in-law for some songs and rhymes that he has been chanting to the children from when they were small. This is one of his favourites...and the obvious reason for this partiality is the moral tone of the song! (what else!!) So I made him explain the entire song and its implication to me, and here goes: In a forest bordering a village lived some monkeys and birds. The two constantly argue with each other Birds Sing: Kurangare Oh Kurangare (2 times) Kudi Irukka Idam Illayo? Manidarai Pol Umakku Kai kaal Irundum Payan Illaiye? (Monkey oh Monkey Do you not have a house to live in? Inspite of having hands and legs like man They are of no use to yu?) The monkeys taunted by the birds, tear the birds nest apar...