A song in manx for young children, taken from 'Roie Mygeayrt':
Yn dooinney boght va reurey
Yn dooinney boght va reurey
Yn dooinney boght va reurey
Huggey as veih, huggey as veih.
[The poor man who was digging
Backwards and forwards]
As e chiebbey er y gheaylin
e chiebbey er y gheaylin
e chiebbey er y gheaylin
Huggey as veih, huggey as veih.
[Spade on his shoulder
Backwards and forwards]
As haare yn ‘annag doo eh
As haare yn ‘annag doo eh
As haare yn ‘annag doo eh
Huggey as veih, huggey as veih.
[The crow caught him
Backwards and forwards]
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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