Ons juffrou
Composed
Unison song (a song with a single melody)
Language
Afrikaans
Appropriate age
Foundation phase (Gr R - Gr 3), Intermediate phase (Gr 4 - Gr 6)
Source
FAK volume 2
Country of origin
Place of origin
FAK
Original language
Afrikaans
Focus rhythmic element
za
Focus melodic element
low s
Teaching purpose
Beat, Rhythm, Pitch
Additional resources
Metre
4 time
Games you can play
Greeting song
Theme
School
Form
ABA
Scale
Pentachordal with low so
LYRICS
Afrikaans
Original text
More Juffrou. More klas.
Regop staan, sit neer die tas.
More juffrou. More klas.
Ons is lus vir leer vandag.
Handjies skoon? Ja, juffrou ja.
Boeke oop? ja, juffrou ja.
Sit nou mooi? Ja, juffrou ja.
Regop so? Ja, juffrou ja.
More juffrou. More klas.
Ons is lus vir leer vandag.
Luister kinders, luister nou.
Praat maar juffrou, praat maar gou.
Vat jou potlood, vat papier.
Dis die skool, ons leer mos hier.
D-aa-n spel “Daan”, kinders
D-aa-n spel “Daan”, Juffrou.
S-u-s spel “Sus” , kinders
S-u-s spel “Sus”, Juffrou.
Luister kinders, Luister nou.
Praat maar Juffrou, Praat maar gou.
Nou weer somme, luister soet.
Juffrou, Jannie vat my boek.
Jannie, Juffrou kyk vir jou!
Hoekie toe vir jou, gou-gou
Een plus een is twee, kinders
Een plus een is twee juffrou.
Twee plus twee is vier kinders
Twee plus twee is vier, juffrou
Liewe kinders, doen jul bes
Ja, Juffrou ons doen ons bes.
Translation
English meaning
Morning Teacher. Morning Class, stand up straight and put down your bag.
Morning Teacher. Morning class.
We would love to learn today.
Hands clean? Yes teacher yes!
Books open? Yes teacher yes!
Sit in a good position? Yes teacher yes!
Straight up like this? Yes teacher yes!
Morning Teacher. Morning class.
We would love to learn today!
Listen children, listen quick.
Speak teacher, Speak quickly.
Take your pencil, take paper.
It’s the school we want to learn here.
D-aa-n spell “Daan” children
D-aa-n spell “Daan” teacher
Listen children, listen quick
Speak teacher, Speak quickly.
Now it's maths, listen well.
Teacher, Jannie takes my book.
Jannie, the teacher will punish you!
Punish him teacher, punish him quick.
One plus one is two children.
One plus one is two teacher.
Two plus two is four children.
Two plus two is four teacher.
Children, please do your best.
Yes teacher we will do our best.