London Bridge is Falling Down in Chinese

London Bridge is Falling Down is a famous nursery rhyme in English. Do you know there is also a Chinese version, which is basically the exact translation of the English lyrics. That makes it super easy for children, esp. those who are familiar with the original song, to learn and to memorize.

London Bridge Is Falling Down Lyrics

Let’s have  a look of the lyrics:

伦敦铁桥垮下来

London Bridge is falling down

垮下来

falling down

伦敦铁桥垮下来

London Bridge is falling down

就要垮下来。

is about to fall down.

Activity Game

Here is a simple game for teaching this nursery rhythm:

Choose randomly two children to join hands at head-level, creating a “bridge” between them. The rest of the children walked in a circle which led them going under the “bridge” while all of us sang the song together.

“伦敦大桥垮下来, 垮下来，垮下来；伦敦大桥垮下来，就要垮下来。

（lún dūn dà qiáo kuǎ xià lái，kuǎ xià lái， kuǎ xià lái； lún dūn dà qiáo kuǎ xià lái， jiù yào kuǎ xià lái.) ” .

When they got to the part”就要垮下来（jiù yào kuǎ xià lái.) （is ready to fall down)，the two children who formed the bridge brought their arms down and around whoever is passing at the very moment.

The captured child was then out the circle until there are just two children left. These two children then became the “bridge” the next round.

When the game went on for several rounds, it is for sure that everyone knows the song by heart…

Are you going to give it a try?