Ringelreihe Rosenkranz,
Wir fünf Stumpfnäschen geh'n zum Tanz!
Die erste ist die Moni,
Die zweite ist die Toni,
Die dritte ist die Ida,
Die vierte, nun, ist die da!
Wer wird denn wohl die fünfte sein?
Gewiss mein liebes Gretelein!
Ringelreihe Rosenkranz,
Wir fünf Stumpfnäschen geh'n zum Tanz!
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- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Ring around the rosy", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Ring around the rosy,
We five snub-nosed maidens are going to the dance!
The first is Moni,
The second is Toni,
The third is Ida,
The fourth, now, is that one over there!
Who might the fifth one be?
Of course my dear little Gretel!
Ring around the rosy,
We five snub-nosed maidens are going to the dance!
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