Stew Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 I had my niece (5 years old and in primary one) round for lunch late last week and I asked why she was wearing a tartan skirt instead of her school uniform. She informed me it was tartan day. She said she had to do a poem along with two others in front of the school as they were the best in the class. The poem was this. Ma dug Jake is awfa braw As braw as braw can be He’s black as nicht An wags his tail Finiver he sees me! As soon as I come hame frae school He rins aroon an roon I think Ive got the best big dug In Inverurie toun! Then the whole class were doing a little know Scots song that went like this..... Heed, shooders, knees and taes, knees and taes, Heed, shooders, knees and taes, knees and taes, an een an lugs an moo an neb, Heed, shooders knees and taes, knees and taes! I'd never heard it done that way before so I was rolling about laughing! She was however very impressed that my work is located in Inverurie toun though so I got some good Uncle points for that! Sorry for the random ramblings. I'm on my first nighshift and was thinking about it having a little laugh to myself! If you want a laugh then have a look at all the Scots poems here. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist/search/cat_search.php?cat=Rhymes+bi+Bairns I'm sure you'll be able to translate it yourself! Quote
JT1703 Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Last time I saw "braw" in writing I was reading Oor Wullie ! Quote
Maccaman Posted April 1, 2009 Posted April 1, 2009 Note to the site administrators. The language in the threads as gone haywire, can't understand a word. Quote
Stew Posted April 1, 2009 Author Posted April 1, 2009 Note to the site administrators. The language in the threads as gone haywire, can't understand a word. Try and translate! Quote
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