Arymouse, arymouse, fly over my head
And you shall ha’ a crust o’ bread
And when I brew and when I bake
You shall ha’ a piece of my wedding cake
Apparently an arymouse is a bat, and I think this odd little poem is from Scotland. I can't remember where I got it from or why I kept it on my memory stick.
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5 comments:
Aren't this little poems that linger in our heads for decades interesting. I would guess given the Scottish link you suggest that it may be some sort of Celtic charm - giving bread to arymouses or is it arymice?
I think it's an English folk poem with its roots in Cornwall.
Cute poem! Reminds me of the French "Chauve-souris" for bat (baldmouse!).
The German word for bat "Fledermaus" has something to do with mouse as well, but I don;t know what Fleder means...
Cute words..
even cuter comments..
Bee - cornish? thanks for the hint. why do you think that? maybe i can invesitage cornish poetry...
Nicholas- bald mouse is just too cute. what an apt name for this little creature.
Jacqui - a charm? that's a good suggestion.
heatherbelle - cuteness reigns
thanks for stopping by guys!
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