Kalla Gajja (counting-feet game)

Told in English, Telugu.

Here are your feet. One foot. Two feet. Little, little feet!

On your feet are tiny anklets. Shake, shake. Jingle, jingle! Can you say it? Jingle, jingle!

Amma sits down on the mat. Akka sits down too. Everyone stretches out their feet in a row. One, two, three, four little feet.

Now Amma sings the old song. Kaalla gajjaa kankaalammaa! Tap, tap, tap on every foot.

Kaalla gajjaa means feet with jingly anklets. Tap on your foot. Tap on Akka's foot. Tap, tap, tap!

Let's sing it together. Kaalla gajjaa kankaalammaa! Tap, tap, tap. Jingle, jingle!

Amma taps all along the row. Tap your foot. Tap Akka's foot. Round and round the feet go.

One more time. Kaalla gajjaa kankaalammaa! Tap, tap, tap. Jingle, jingle!

The song stops on one foot. Whose foot is it? It's your foot! Amma folds that little foot in. Fold, fold. Giggle, giggle!

Now the game is done. Your feet are tired. The anklets are sleepy too. Jingle... jingle... shh.

Amma holds your feet in her warm hands. Soft and slow, she sings one last time. Kaalla gajjaa kankaalammaa.

Tuck your feet under the blanket. Warm little feet. Quiet little feet. Sleepy little feet.

Good night, little feet. Good night, my baby.