Explore our growing collection of rhymes in many South African languages, perfect to sing, say, and share together at home.
Paddatjie, paddatjie,
wat maak jy daar?
Kwaak-kwaak-kwaak,
kwaak-kwaak-kwaak,
daar op ‘n blaar.
Hier kom die eendjies
uit onder die brug.
Paddatjie skrik so
hy val op sy rug.
Olke bolke Riebeeck stolke,
olke bolke knol.
Êrie tjêrie tjiekerie tjêrie,
êrie tjêrie tjor!
Uittelrympie: Elke kind hou twee vuiste voor hom uit en die hand waar “tjor” val, moet agter die rug gesit word. As altwee jou hande agter jou rug is, is jy uit.
Wielie, wielie, walie,
die aap sit op die balie.
Tjoef-tjaf val hy af,
wielie, wielie, walie.
Trippe, trappe, trone,
varkies in die bone,
koeitjies in die klawer,
perdjies in die hawer,
die gansies in die groene gras,
die eendjies op die waterplas.
Ek wens dat kindjie groter was
om al die diertjies op te pas.
Sakke, pakke,
sout en peper;
gee my stoom
dan loop ek beter!
Kiepie, Kiepie, kom tog gou.
Hier is lekker kos vir jou.
Maar dan moet jy my eers sê
waar jy tog jou eiers lê.
Die wind die waai,
die haan die kraai,
die dag breek aan −
dis tyd om op te staan!
Die hik en ek
gaan oor die see;
die hik bly daar,
en ek kom weer.
My liewe neef Louw,
my neus jeuk nou.
Jeuk liewe neef Louw
se neus ook nou?
Handjies klap,
voetjies stap,
ogies kyk,
neusie snuit,
mondjie fluit,
kennebak,
gorrelgat,
doedelsak!
Raak aan die verskillende liggaamsdele terwyl jy die woorde sê.
This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed at home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy cried, “Wee, wee, wee!”
All the way home.
Point to thumb as you say line one. Then, point to index finger, middle finger, ring finger and finally the little finger as you say each line.
Two little dickey birds sitting on a wall,
One named Peter, one named Paul.
Fly away Peter, fly away Paul.
Come back Peter, come back Paul!
There was a little frog,
That lived in a bog,
Who climbed on a lilypad
And jumped on a log.
It snapped at a mosquito,
It snapped at a bee,
It snapped at a cricket,
And it snapped at me!
It caught the mosquito.
It caught the bee.
It caught the cricket.
But it didn’t catch me!
It’s raining, it’s pouring,
The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and bumped his head,
And couldn’t get up in the morning.
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down, and broke his crown,
And Jill came tumbling after.
Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And doesn’t know where to find them.
Leave them alone, and they’ll come home,
And bring their tails behind them.
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away.
The house is burning, the house is burning.
Fetch the engines, fetch the engines.
Fire, fire, fire, fire!
Pour on water, pour on water.
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day,
Which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.
One potato, two potato,
Three potato, four.
Five potato, six potato,
Seven potato, more!
(Le yingonyana eculwa ngulowo ubeleke usana xa efuna lulale emqolo. Atsho elumbambazela de lulale ke ngolo hlobo)
Thula bhabhana,
Mus’ukulila,
umam’uyeza nedinal’ omntwana.
Ngubani na lo?
Ngubhabha wam,
Wenzani na?
Uyadlala, dlala, dlala
Uyadlala, dlala, dlala
Uyadlala.
Wenzani na?
Uyahleka, uyahleka, uyahleka,
Uyalila, uyalila, uyalila,
Uyaqingqa, uyaqingqa, uyaqingqa
Unomaza, shunqu
Wandophula, shunqu;
Esinqeni, shunqu;
Esikabani? shunqu;
EsikaJoni, shunqu;
Joni bani? shunqu;
Joni Maqanda, shunqu;
Ndize, ndize,
Ndize bantwana,
Ngapha kolwandle.
Umvundlana othile,
Wangena entsimini.
Waqakatha, waqakatha,
Wadibana nembotyi.
Wayitya kwasemini.
Wanyantsula, wanyantsula,
Wagoduka ehluthi.
Impuku nekati ziyawaleqana
Impuku nekati ziyawaleqana
Zisithi nyawu-nyawu,
Zisithi nyawu-nyawu-nyawu.
Khanikhangele ezontakana,
Ziphaphazela ngamaphikwana.
Zithi, “tsiyoyo, tsiyoyo”,
Zithi, “tsiyoyo” ngemilonyana yazo.
(Esi sicengcelezo zingenziwa ngazo zombini iindlela. Singanenkokheli okanye wonke umntu abandakanyeke kumgca ngamnye.)
Inkokheli: Ndabona umhambi!
Bonke: Ndabona umhambi!
Inkokheli: Edlula ngendlela,
Bonke: Edlula ngendlela,
Inkokheli: Wagragram’uToki!
Bonke: Wagragram’uToki!
Inkokheli: Ebona umhambi,
Bonke: Ebona umhambi,
Inkokheli: Edlula ngendlela.
Bonke: Edlula ngendlela.
Iphi inja yam encinane?
Iphi inja yam encinane?
Enendleb’ezinde.
Nomsil’omfutshane.
Nomsil’omfutshane.
Iphi inja yam, iphi?
Katana katana!
Katana katana!
Uvelaphi katana?
Ndivel’ edolophini,
Ubuyothenga ntoni?
Bendiyotheng’umnqwazi.
Umnqwazi! Umnqwazi!
Yho! Ndaza ndayibon’ikat’ethwel’umnqwazi.
Yho! Ndaza ndayibon’ikat’ethwel’umnqwazi.
Nalo isele!
Emva kwendlu kabawo,
Litya lichola chola,
Lithi ndakuligxotha,
Lithi tsi-gxada, tsi-gxada, tsi.
Iintaka ezintlanu zihleli emthini,
Yathi enye: “Masizimeleni”
Yathi enye: “Masibalekeni”
Yathi enye: “Masigodukeni”
Yathi enye: “Masibhabheni”
Yathi enye: “Masi …”
Gqum!Satsh’isibham!
Gqum!Satsh’isibham!
Ke nna ketlele,
Hona ke mohele,
Hona ke molomo,
Ke bedisa metsi,
Metsi a tjhesang.
Ntshelle bo, ntshelle bo!
Ntshelle bo!
Tjhukutjhuku, tjhukutjhuku
Ke tjhutjhumakgala
Terene e telele,
E tswa hokae, e lebile kae?
E tswa makgoweng,
E lebile mahaeng.
E tlisa bontate hae
Ba tlo bona bana hae.
Tjhuku, tjhuku, tjhuku!
Tlou ela, e na le nko
E telele hakaakang
Tlou ela, e na le nko
E telele hakaakang.
Ya nka tweba,
Ya nka mokgodutswane,
Ya di tlamella sefateng.
Ke eng hona hoo?
Ho ho putswanyana?
Be, ke lengana,
Le babetsa lehano.
Thiya! Thiya! O tshwerwe ke sefuba
Harola o phehe.
Subela ka nkong,
O tla hlaphohelwa.
Dikotlolo hloohong!
Naledi phatleng!
Ditshepe thekeng!
Dirifi maotong!
Ke lekwatlakwatla feela!
Ke lekwatlakwatla feela!
Eitse ke dutse kgotla,
Ka utlwa molodi o lla.
Ka kopana le Raditedu,
A nkile selepenyana.
A nkomakoma ka sona,
A nkomakoma ka sona.
Ka ilo kgitla ka setsu,
Ka ilo kgitla ka setsu.
Tswii tswii tweba,
Ke tweba e nyenyane,
E ja bohobe,
Bohobe ba Masilo.
Tlong re e tshware,
Re e shape.
Ha e na tsebe.
Tswii, tswii tswii, haebo!
Tswii, tswii, tswii, haebo!
Tshepo wa Rakgomo,
O na hama kgomo.
A e hama e sa tlangwa.
Kgomo ya mo raha,
Fatshe a polana.
Lebese la qhalana
Hodima moraha,
Hodima moraha.
Ka tsamaya ka tsatsi le leng,
Ka kopana le bana ba bang.
Ba mpotsa hore ke tswa kae,
Ka re ke tswa, ke tswa sekolong.
Sekolong re etsa dihlakiso
Dihlakiso hlakiso tsa mmele.
Ba re lona, lona banana,
Le itsoke, le itsoke setono.
Ba re lona, lona bashanyana
Le hate, le hate lefatshe
Ka na ka bona nonyana,
E tlolatlola.
Ka re ho nonyana; ema, ema.
Ya tsoka setono,
Ya tsoka setono.
Ke ela e fofa,
Ke ela e fofa.
Aha, aha, aha!
Ka sala ke maketse,
Ka sala ke swabile.
Isiphiwo sokukhuluma
Siyisiphiwo sokuphila.
Thina bantu siyakhuluma,
Sikhuluma sibange umsindo.
Izilwane nazo ziyakhuluma,
Okwazo ukukhuluma
Thina kubuye kusidide.
Ukukhuluma isiphiwo sokuxhumana;
Bakhuluma ngezandla, amehlo, namakhanda
Thina saphiwa umlomo, ulimi namazinyo,
Ngakho sibanga umsindo sizwane.
Abanye abakhulumi, kabezwa, kababoni.
Thina esibonayo, esizwayo nesikhulumayo,
Kuhle simbonge ongabonwayo
(Kungakuhle uma yaziwa ngekhanda, ukuze oyihayayo akwazi ukuyaluza, asikaze, agiye njengembongi.)
Thatha magqabhagqabha,
Nyoni engadlelwa nyama,
Ingani ezinye ziyosiwa,
Zizalele amaphuphu.
Ngikuthanda ugcogcoma,
Ugcobhoza ngomunwe
Ezimbizeni zodwani
Nasezinkambeni zembali.
Ngilandela ngamehlo
Laph’ ilanga liphuma,
Ngiguquke liyoshona,
Ngikukha, ngikubuka.
Woza luvemvane,
Ukhulu wath’ undiza
Ezigangeni njengembuzikazi
Engayibon’ ithwel’ umqhele,
Umqhele wakho ngamabala,
Ayizidindi ngathi mabi,
Kanti ayizizingelezi
Ngathi abekwe ngesandla.
Umuhle, vemvane ndini,
Umuhle ungahayi ngoma,
Ufiphaza abasinisi behubo,
Abasiki bezihlangu zifane nawe.
(Kungaba namaqembu amabili, elinye liyabuza, elinye liphendule. Kanti bangahlangana bonke, babuze, babuye baphendule.)
Obani bona?
Omantindane.
Bathweleni bona?
Bathwel’ imigqomo,
Bayisaphi bona?
Bayis’ esangomeni,
Sangom’ esinje,
Asigezwa ngenyandezulu
Yon’ eshay’ inyamazane
Ithungel’ emadevini,
Ochith’ ukhophe
Alufak’ edokweni,
Unogwaja mpe!
Isele bhakla! bhakla!
Umkhont’ etsheni hhu! hhu!
Izibankwa pheshe, pheshe!
(Nalapha kungaba ngamaqembu amabili, elinye liyaphawula noma libuze, elinye liphendule. Kanti bangahlangana bonke, babuze, babuye baphendule.)
Sawubona wethu.
Yebo wethu.
‘Phumaphi na?
KwaMatshekana.
Wadlani na?
Isinambathi.
Singani na?
Ngomcengezana.
Abantu pho?
Wo bhekle! Wo bhekle! Wo bhekle!
Ngiyabathanda abazali bami,
Nabo ngiyazi bayangithanda,
Bayangikhulisa futhi bangenzela konke okuhle.
Ngiyabathanda omkhulu nogogo,
Nabo bangithanda njengabazali bami,
Yibona abangikhulisela abazali bami,
Babakhulisa kahle.
Ngiyabathanda omalume nomalumekazi,
Bangiphatha kahle uma ngibavakashele.
Nabazala bami ngiyabathanda,
Sidlala kamnandi nabo.
Umnewethu nomnawami ngiyabathanda.
Nabo bayangithanda, bangikhonzile.
Thina nabo sikhonzene siyathandana.
Kuhle ukuthandana uma nizalana.
(Kungahambisana nokwenziwa ngezandla. Emgqeni 2, isandla singamiswa okomlomo wethiphothi, kuthi emgqeni 4 isandla noma ingalo igotshwe njengesibambo sethiphothi. Emigqeni 4 no-5 kungalingiswa ukuphuma kwamanzi ethiphothini eya enkomishini.)
Mina ngiyithiphothi.
Lo umlomo wami,
Les’ isandla sami,
Ngithele bo!
Ngithele bo!
(Lapha u-A, angashiwo ngumuntu oyedwa noma iqembu A. Ku-B, kwenanela abeqembu B.)
We Nokuthula!
Wu! Wu! Wu!
Igula lomntwana:
Wu! Wu! Wu!
Zaqheqhe zengane:
Wu! Wu! Wu!
We Nomsutho!
Wu! Wu! Wu!
Woz’ uthule:
Cha, cha, cha, bo!
(Lapha kungaba namaqembu amabili adedelanayo ngemigqa.)
We bafana!
Iyo!
Aph’ amathole?
Iyo!
Azodlani?
Iyo!
Umgqushumba.
Siyamthanda ugogo,
Ugogo naye uyasithanda.
Thina siyamnakekela,
Naye thina uyasinakekela.
Simphembela umlilo,
Simfudumezel’ amanz’ okugeza,
Asixoxel’ izinganekwane,
Thina silalelisise,
Ulwazi lwakh’ olunzulu.
Thina siyamthanda ugogo.
(Lapha kungadedelwana. Iqembu elinye lingade liphawula, libuye libuze. Elinye iqembu lingasho eminye imigqa esampendulo njengokuthi: “Yile ndoda,” nokuthi: “O, hhayi, ngiyesaba!”)
We Nomathemba!
Ushaywe ubani?
Yile ndoda.
Ibiz’ ize lapha,
O, hhayi, ngiyesaba!
Gibela nant’ ihhashi.
O, hhayi, ngiyesaba!
Ehl’ amathamb’
Ebhek’ ezansi,
Enyuk’ amathamb’
Ebheke phezulu.
Mma o sepela ka lekeke,
Tate o sepela ka lekeke,
Makgolo o sepela ka lekeke,
Rakgolo o sepela ka lekeke,
Bana ba sepela ka lekeke,
Ka moka re sepela ka lekeke.
Retologela Borwa, retologela Leboa,
Retologela Bohlabela, retologela Bodikela,
Re ya pele ka lekeke,
Re boela morago ka lekeke.
Agee bana ba ka! Agee mma’rena!
Re sepela ka lekeke, re sepela ka lekeke.
Ke Ledimo, mee mee mee!
Ke Ratšimo, mee mee mee!
Ke ja tšohle, mee mee mee!
Ga ke kgethe, mee mee mee!
Ke ja le bana, mee mee mee!
Bana ba ka, etlang gae,
Re a tšhaba,
Le tšhaba eng?
Ratšimo mo tseleng,
Ratšimo o ja eng?
Bana ba bannyane,
Yo a nthatago a tšhabele gonna.
Ijoo tata’rena! Ijoo bana ba ka!
Ge ke be ke sa le letšobjana,
Ge ke be ke lala ke lla bošego bjohle,
Mma wa ka a lala a eme bošego bjohle,
A ntlhokosetša bošego bjohle.
Ge ke be ke longwa ke mala,
Ke inyoka-nyoka ke itshopa-tshopa,
Mma wa ka a lala a eme bošego bjohle,
A ntlhokosetša bošego bjohle.
Ke go rata rati-rati mma wa ka montedi.
Koko-koko, ka gare,
Thobela malome wa tšona,
Dikgomo tša ka di kae?
Ke sa ja bogobe ka nama ye tsefago.
O jele dikgomo tša ka,
A di ja le Ratšimo,
Ratšimo wa gaMadiba,
GaMadiba wa boMadiba’majakgomo,
Majakgomo ba jele kgomokgolo,
Kgomokgolo sebata sa boSerišane,
Serišane sa Kotolo seokamela mathakeng,
Kotolo ke thaba ya badimo,
Badimo baji ba bjangbotala,
Kgomo-muu-muu! Kgomo-muu-muu!
Mantlapulele, pula ya medupi.
Dupelela fase, ke bine mantlapulele,
Mma mpulele, ke binele hlahlamedupi,
Ke binele hlahlamedupi ya boMapula
Se na ka boleta, se lota le monola,
Hlahlamedupi se tlatša madibamaso,
Madibamaso a bokubu le bokwena,
Mma mpulele ke binele hlahlamedupi,
Ke re maruru maebana, ngwana mošalela ka fase,
Bommage ba loya, ba loya ka tšhwene.
Matlapulele, pula ya medupi.
Rakgolo o tšwa kae?
Ke tšwa Bopedi ngwana’ngwanaka,
Bopedi ba ja eng?
Ba ja mafela le maraka,
Ba photla ditloo le dinyebu.
Makgolo o tšwa kae?
Ke tšwa sepetlele ngwana’ngwanaka,
Sepetlele sa kae?
Sa Bopedi ngwana’ngwanaka,
Makgolo o bolawa ke eng?
Ke bolawa ke hlogo magetla, hlogo magetla,
Sehuba le letheka, sehuba le letheka,
Mangwele le menwana, mangwele le menwana.
Ke Sewela weledi welele!
Ke Sewela magana go rongwa,
Ke Sewela dinala di a rotha,
Sewela nkgele meetse a go nwa,
Wa mpona dinala di a rotha.
Ke Sewela weledi welele!
Sewela hlatswa dibjana,
Wa mpona dinala di a rotha.
Ke Sewela weledi welele!
Sewela a re ye go swiela,
Wa mpona dinala di a rotha.
Ke Sewela weledi welele!
Owe Owe bolena!
Bašemane ba ile bolena
Bašemane ba ile šakeng bolena
Bašemane ba ile go gama bolena
Kgomo e ragile kgamelo bolena
Kgomo e gana go gangwa bolena
Kgomo ya boLephai bolena
Lephai la boMohlapa bolena
Opelelang kgomo bolena
Koša ya boLephai la boMohlapa bolena
Dikgopana tša Boroka bolena
Opelelang kgomo bolena.
Kgomo ya boLephai la boMohlapa
Owe Owe bolena!
Nkabe ke le nonyana,
Nkabe ke tšea, diphego ka fofa,
Ijoo! Ijoo! Ijoo!
O ile makgolo mošo’la,
Ijoo! Ijoo! Ijoo!
Makgolo ile mošol’a noka ya Lepelle,
Lepelle le falala ka dikeledi.
Nkabe ke le nonyana,
Ijoo! Ijoo! Ijoo!
Nkabe ke tšea diphego ka fofa,
Nkabe ke yo hlola makgolo.
O ile makgolo,
Makgolo ile mošol’a noka ya Lepelle,
Ijoo! Ijoo! Ijoo!
Nonyana tše pedi,
Tša go tšwa Bopedi,
Tša go bolela Sepedi,
Godimo ga mohlare.
Ye nngwe ke Mantsho,
Ye nngwe ke Mošweu.
Fofa Mantsho, fofa Mošweu.
Boa Mantsho, boa Mošweu.
Ye nngwe ya re, šole motho.
Ye nngwe ya re, a re tšhabeng.
Ka moka tša re: A re mo tšhabe rena!
A re mo tšhabe rena! A re mo tšhabe!
What could possibly happen when a starving cow is left alone with three fluffy little chicks? And what would happen when the cow comes home and finds a big pile of hay? What if she ate and ate and ate …
