La tardor
La castanyera
Les fulletes
L’esquirol
M’agrada
la tardor
Pet patum
Soc un bolet
Tres
sis nou
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The songs below are part of ‘Joan del Rui’
The Catalan collection
compiled, adapted, translated and illustrated by Dany Rosevear
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Why a
separate Catalan collection?
My
intention in researching Catalan songs was to add just a small number to my
original Spanish collection. However it was obvious from the outset that this
region of Spain is a particularly rich source of wonderful music and rhythms
and before long I had assembled and translated a dedicated compilation of
singing games and dances.
Many
of these had been accessed on the internet in the form of videos. The dances
themselves should be self evident from the directions
given but I would urge anyone who would like to introduce these songs in the
Catalan language to classes of children to illustrate the dances using these
videos as a model to copy on their whiteboards.
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The
Catalan Collection
Catalan
pronunciation
Spoken
Catalan like Spanish is quite distinctive from spoken English. The more
distinctive sounds of letters in the words of the songs are provided to aid
pronunciation in the guide below. The letters not listed are pronounced approximately
as in English.
a stressed sounds like ah (father) as
in pa
a unstressed sounds like a (sugar) as
in porta
e open sounds like e (met) at the beginning or within a word as in nen
e closed sounds like e (they) at the beginning or within a word as in llet
i sounds like ee (feet) as
in nit
e sounds like ay at the end of a word as in leche
o sounds like oa (boat) as
in boca
u sounds like oo (boot) as
in una
b is silent after m as
in amb
c sounds like c (acid) before the letters i and e as
in cel
ç sounds like c (acid) as
in canço
g (before
e and i) and
j sounds like sh (vision) as in pàgina jeure
g sounds like h (hallo)
before the letters i
and e as in gente
h is always silent unless the word is of foreign origin
ll sounds like lli (million) as
in llapis
p is silent after m as
in llamp
v at the beginning of a word sounds like b as in vi
rr sounds like a Scottish r as
in carro
v sounds
like b as in vaca
s and z
sounds like z (zoo) as
in casa zero
u is silent after g
and q as
in gue qui
x at the beginning of a word or
after l, n, r sounds like sh as in xarop
There are many sites on line
that provide help with pronunciations
Catalan
punctuation
Written
Catalan like Spanish is distinctive from written English; fewer capitals are
used at the beginning of each line of verse, exclamation and question marks are
used both at the beginning and end of sentences. However, for familiarity I
have usually conformed to the English model when writing Catalan verse.
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La castanyera O
Vendors selling hot chestnut from their braziers are a familiar sight in
squares of Catalan towns and cities especially in the autumn and winter
months. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xgTJkb4BFA
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Les
fulletes O
Rub paper over the veined sides of autumn
leaves with waxed crayons using a range of autumn colours. Cut around the
leaf shapes and hold these when moving to the song below. Watch at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3HRohJr8aI&feature=related
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L’esquirol O
A suitable song for the autumn.
This is a song enjoyed by babies and toddlers; two fingers jump up the arm in
time to the music. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csKUUvsdxwo&NR=1 Spread out around the room with
knees bent and hands under chin.
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M'agrada la tardor O
A song of autumn colours. ‘Groc’ translates as yellow but is substituted
here with action words to keep the sound short and give some variety to the
movements. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjTWZdr4yIQ&feature=related
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Pet patum O It is autumn and the chestnut seller is out on the corner. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riN7vyNnmqo&feature=related
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Soc un bolet O
Another song for autumn whistled and sung beautifully by Jordi Toneti on his CD ‘El bolet petitó’. Use claves to beat out the rhythm of the chorus. Watch at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu5nHQ9kGNE&feature=related Stand in a circle.
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Tres sis nou O Discuss how the grey squirrel has come to replace the red in this country
and choose which colour squirrel should be in this song. Research the Catalan
squirrel. One child becomes squirrel and wears a tail, a scarf tucked into the
waist at the back. Watch at: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xbf4z7_tres-sisi-nou-01_music
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