Rhyme Time: Erol Olcay "Mini Mini Bir Kus" "A Teeny Weeny Bird" (Turkish)
Channel: UBC iSchool
Date: 2013-06-20

In this video Erol Olcay demonstrates a Turkish rhyme about a tiny bird.

Mini mini bir kus donmustu,
Pencereme konmustu,
Aldim onu iceriye,
Cik-cik-cik-cik otsun diye,
Pir-pir ederken canlandi,
Ellerim bak bos kaldi.

A teeny weeny bird had frozen,
It landed on my windowsill,
I took it inside,
So that it could sing, "jik-jik-jik-jik,"
As I stroked it, "pir-pir" it came alive,
Look my hands are empty now.

Filming and post-production: Nick Josten and Bennett Frensko
Executive producer: Eric Meyers
These videos were commissioned by Burnaby Public Library and YAACS.
This video was designed and produced with funding from the iSchool@UBC and the UBC Faculty of Arts ISIT.