儿歌《Itsy Bitsy Spider》
歌词:
Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout
一只小蜘蛛呀,爬到水管上了
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
哗啦大雨下呀,蜘蛛冲出来了
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
太阳露出脸那,雨水全晒干那
Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again!
这只小蜘蛛呀,重新上水管啦

歌曲来源及背景:
1910年《Camp and Camino in Lower California》中有类似歌曲,不过词有些出入:
歌曲名为"Spider Song":
- Oh, the blooming, bloody spider went up the spider web,
- The blooming, bloody rain came down and washed the spider out,
- The blooming, bloody sun came out and dried up all the rain,
- And the blooming, bloody spider came up the web again.
配曲用的是德国儿歌Spannenlanger Hansel的曲调。

首先这首童谣是为手指操创作的。孩子用手指模仿蜘蛛爬行,边歌唱边做手指操,这样可以提高孩子手指灵活性、协调性。
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
一只手的拇指与另一只手的食指交替(Alternately)触碰
Down came the rain
双手举起向下摆动(wiggle)。(做下雨状)
and washed the spider out.
到腰部后向左右挥出
Out came the sun
抬起双手在头顶做半圆,(模仿太阳)
and dried up all the rain
向上挥动手指(雨水蒸发
and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again
重复第一个动作
词语溯源:
Itsy-Bitsy /ˈɪtsɪˈbɪtsɪ/ 小的
源自itty (little幼儿发音) -bitsy,意思是"charmingly small“。
spider
spout /spout/ 喷口,喷嘴; 水柱,喷流; (鲸类的)喷水孔; [气]龙卷
Incy-Wincy
Alternately /
wiggle /ˈwɪg əl/ 摆动; 扭动