Wojciech Młynarski - Лирицс транслатион то енглисх

Why Upset Granny?

• 1. (After Wikipedia:)The rhyme often accompanies a clapping game between two people. It alternates between a normal individual clap by one person with two-handed claps with the other person. The hands may be crossed as well. This allows for a possibly complex sequence of clapping that must be coordinated between the two. (photos in 'Game' section)
• 2. A diminutive for Ziutek, which is a diminutive itself of a name equivalent to Joseph.
• 3. Play of words. In the original lyrics the author says, literally, that the uncle is doing (or rather 'going') 'like on the line', which is a play of words, taking into account the uncle’s hanging himself on the clothsline.
• 4. Play of words. In the original lyrics the author, replying to the granny’s question about the cousin’s wellbeing, uses an expression which can mean two things: that the girl is doing just great (she’s on an upward curve) or that she’s growing crooked (as a result of the accident).
• 5. Express Wieczorny and Życie Warszawy were two important newspapers issued for several decades since mid-1940s.