Chico menico (Los dedos, nombres y oficios)

Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean
Judeo-Spanish Songs for the Life Cycle in the Eastern Mediterranean
Chico menico

Rosa Nahmías (Izmir)


An adult sings this rhyme to the young child, naming each finger (from the little finger to the thumb): the small one, the king of the ring, the tall and vain, the clerk or notary, and the king of the hand.

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