How come allot of these kids songs from back in the day are actually quite morbid? Seriously?
For instance, this Indonesian song about a duck. I’ll give you the English translation and tell me there’s nothing morbid about it.
Potong Bebek Angsa – Cut the duck
We cut the duck and cook it in the pot.
The girl asks to dance, to dance four times.
Push to the left, push to the right, Tra la la…
Push to the left, push to the right, Tra la la…
Sidenote:
I love tormenting my guests with the crazy music I play. I either play Potong Bebek Angsa or Nyanyan Cat for them, and the likes.
Potong bebek angsa, masak di kuali
Nona minta dansa, dansa empat kali
Sorong ke kiri, sorong ke kanan
Sorong ke kiri, sorong ke kanan
La la la la la …
hebat!