A song in Manx for young children, taken from 'Roie Mygeayrt':
Tree ooyllyn appee er y vanglane,
Tree ooyllyn appee er y vanglane,
Goym unnane veih y vanglane,
As ta daa ooyl appee er y vanglane.
[Three ripe apples on the branch
I’ll take one from the branch
There are two ripe apples on the branch.]
Daa ooyl appee er y vanglane,
Daa ooyl appee er y vanglane,
Goym unnane veih y vanglane,
As ta un ooyl appee er y vanglane.
[Two ripe apples on the branch.]
Ta un ooyl appee er y vanglane,
Ta un ooyl appee er y vanglane,
Nish goym eh as nee’m gee eh,
As cha nel ooyl faagit er y vanglane.
[One ripe apple on the branch
Now I’ll take it and eat it
And there are no apples left on the branch.]
This was one of 34 songs and rhymes written by Annie Kissack for Mooinjer Veggey and Culture Vannin. The collection, 'Roie Mygeayrt', was developed as a resource to help young children learn some of the language of the Isle of Man.
More information about the Manx language and the resources available to learn it are available here:
www.learnmanx.com
More about Mooinjer Veggey is available here:
www.mooinjerveggey.org.im
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