1,2,3,4

This last weekend Peace Corps Burkina Faso held a 50th anniversary fair held here in Ouagadougou.  The fair was an opportunity for volunteers to share what work they've been doing with their communities and to help explain exactly what Peace Corps does.  The fair included performances by different groups and activities to try and involve fair-goers in what we were working on.  I helped out for a day at the performance booth and was able to get some video of a volunteer teaching a song about hand washing.  It is sung to the tune of Feist's 1,2,3,4 and was written by volunteer Halley B.  Sorry that you can hear me singing in some parts... :P

FRENCH

un, deux, trois, quatre : je me repose sur la natte

cinq, six, sept, huit : je me lave avant la nuit

et cette soiree, ma mere a preparé

tô avec bonne sauce, mais avant de manger,

ooooh, je lave les mains,

ooooh, je lave les mains

un, deux, trois, quatre : brosse les dents avec la pâte

cinq, six, sept, huit : je fait bouillir mon eau de puits

et mon ami, kando jacqueline,

elle fait quelque chose après la latrine

ooooh, elle lave les mains

ooooh, elle lave les mains

on lave les mains, c'est pour eviter

les maux de ventre et la diarrhee

ooooh, nous lavons les mains

ooooh, nous lavons les mains

ENGLISH

1,2,3,4 I lay on the mat

5,6,7,8 I shower before bed

and this evening, my mom made

tô with good sauce, but before eating

ooooh, i wash my hands

ooooh, i wash my hands

1,2,3,4 Brush your teeth with toothpaste

5.6.7.8 I boil my well water

and my friend, Jacqueline,

she does something after using the bathroom

ooooh, she washes her hands

ooooh, she washes her hands

we wash our hands to avoid

stomach aches and diarrhea

ooooh, we wash our hands

ooooh, we wash our hands