What Happened at the Greek Instructors Fluency Workshop

Jonathan Robie
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Mark Lightman wrote:What a great idea! I can really envision how this would work. If there is any way that you can film some of these lessons and post them on You Tube, it would be very helpful to us self learners, and it may point the way for some other teachers to change their paradigm. This pedagogical revolution needs to be televised.
I agree - the kind of storytelling in Greek would be great to have on Youtube. The more materials we have on the Internet, the easier it is for people to immerse themselves in them, at least receptively. So I'd encourage everyone to think about how to make high quality materials broadly available if you want to make this revolution happen.
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Oops! I meant to write Πως εχεις; here http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/forum/vie ... b3ca#p3137, not Που εχεις; :o
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I have posted an audio version of the body parts song here:
http://danielstreett.wordpress.com/2011 ... arts-song/
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I have posted an audio version of the body parts song here:
http://danielstreett.wordpress.com/2011 ... arts-song/
Hi, Daniel,

There are only two reasons to learn songs like this, 1. You internalize a great deal of morphology and simple syntax (e.g. that ἅπτομαι takes the genitive, that the article with body parts and other things can function as a possessive adjective, the dative of means, et, al,) and 2. You can't take Mounce or Smyth with you into the shower. You can't work through Runge while you are changing a diaper.

He who sings prays (and internalizes) twice.
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There is now a video of the σῶμα song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCon2AYK ... r_embedded
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Here are some more verses to try....

Alternate Chorus
τὸ σῶμα ὡς θαυμαστόν
ἔχει μέλη πολλὰ
ἀπ’ ἄνω εἰς ὑποκάτω
πάντα ποιεῖ σῶμα

The body -- so marvelous!
has many members.
From top to bottom
All make the body.

Alternative Verses (*These words can be sung as triplets, allowing another syllable).

[τῇ]γλώσσᾳ γεύσομαι οἴνου
ταῖς χείλεσιν μειδῶ.
εἰ φρονῶ τι [εἶναι] γέλοιον
ἐκ γαστέρος γελῶ

With (the) tongue I will taste wine,
With the lips I smile.
If I think something funny
from (my) stomach I laugh.

ὀσφραινοῦμαι τοῦ ῥόδου
τοῦ ποδὸς οὐ θέλω.
διὰ ῥινῶν πνεῦμα πνέω
ἐκ στόματος [λόγους] λέγω.

I will smell the rose;
the foot I do not wish (to smell).
Through the nostrils I breath breath;
From the mouth I speak (words).

ὁ νούς ἀφανής ἐστιν
ὡς ἔστιν ἡ ψυχὴ
τοὺς νεφροὺς καὶ καρδίας
ἐραυνᾷ ὁ θεὸς.

The mind is invisible
as is the soul;
The kidneys and hearts
God searches.

[τὸ] μέτωπον* κεῖται ἐπὶ προσώπον*
ἡ καρδία* ἔντος [σου].
[ἡ] κεφαλὴ* ἐφ' ἄκρον σώματος
[ὁ] ὀμφαλὸς* ἐν μέσῳ (κοιλίας)

(The) forehead lies upon the face;
The heart lies inside (you);
The head upon (the) top of the body;
The navel in (the) middle (of the belly)

[αἱ] τρίχες κεῖνται ἐπὶ κεφαλῇ,
[τὰ]σανδαλία ὐπὸ πόδας
[ἡ] μύσταξ ὑπεράνω τῶν χειλῶν
[τὸ] γέννειον κεῖται ὑποκάτω

(Τhe) hair (pl.) lies on the head,
(The) sandals under (the) feet.
(The) mustache above the lips,
(The) beard lies underneath (it).


ποδὶ σφαῖραν λακτίζω
χειρὶ δὲ μὴ ἅπτου!
πὺξ πυγμαχῶ** τὸν ἐχθρόν [**or πυκνεύω]
χθονί* καταβάλλων [*or ἐκ βρακιόνων]

With (the) foot I kick a ball;
But “With the hand “Don’t touch (it)!”
With the fist I punch my enemy (or πυκνεύω)
To the ground throwing (him) down. [*or with arms = powerfully]

πόσιν μου χορεύσομαι
πόδας ἑκατερῶν
ᾄδω μεγάλῃ φωνῇ
σινδόνα [χειρὶ] στρογγύλων

With my feet I will dance
Kicking (the rump) with my heels
I sing with a loud voice
Twirling the handkerchief.

δακτυλοῖς αὐλὸν αὐλῶ
κούφως ταχέως κίνων
χείλεσιν πνεῦμα πνέω
μέλος γλύκυ ποιῶν.

With (the) fingers I play the flute,
lightly, quickly moving (them);
With the lips I breathe (in) my breath,
sweet melody making.
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