U KOLOTOČE by Jiří Laburda with words by Jindřich Balík has two happy Czech folk songs for the young. Czech pronunciation guide and English translation is provided. SSA a cappella Choir. Grade: D Duration: 5:00

“Prodavač třešní” (“The Cherry Vender”)

“Kolotoč” (“The Merry-Go-Round”)

TRANSLATION:

Here I have cherries for sale! Whoever will buy will not buy badly; I’ll sell it cheap! I am opening my little store….

The merry-go-round goes round; whoever wants to ride, hop in an empty seat. Boys are the heroes, they go first. It is starting to rotate; we have a merry-go-round. It is rotating without the conductor and driver. Get on, since there are empty seats because tomorrow, very early in the morning they will be gone.