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Ivan and the Little Chair

Ваня и стульчик

A playful song for Иван (Ivan)

Learning to walk holding a chair
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A baby laughing while playing with a stacking ring toy, blocks, and a ball.

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Ваня и стульчик

Ivan and the Little Chair · 2:07

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Playful

Bright and bouncy, with a beat to move to.

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From the album Мороз и Печка: Russian Winter & Dacha Songs

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Ivan and the Little Chair lyrics

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Ваня держится за стульчикIvan is holding on to the little chairИ толкает впередиAnd pushing it along in frontСтул скрипит и едет дальшеThe chair creaks and rolls on furtherВаня следом поглядиIvan right behind it lookТоп да топ Иван шагаетTramp tramp Ivan is walkingСтульчик едет как трамвайThe chair rolls like a tramТоп да топ Иван шагаетTramp tramp Ivan is walkingТы его не отпускайDo not let go of itДоезжает он до кухниHe gets as far as the kitchenРазворот и всё назадTurns around and back againМама с папой смотрят молчаMama and papa watch in silenceИ глазами говорятAnd say it all with their eyesТоп да топ Иван шагаетTramp tramp Ivan is walkingСтульчик едет как трамвайThe chair rolls like a tramТоп да топ Иван шагаетTramp tramp Ivan is walkingТы его не отпускайDo not let go of itСкоро стульчик станет лишнимSoon the chair will not be neededИ пойдёшь ты сам вперёдAnd you will walk ahead aloneА пока держись покрепчеBut for now hold on tightКухня всё равно нас ждётThe kitchen is waiting for us anywayТоп да топ Иван шагаетTramp tramp Ivan is walkingСтульчик едет как трамвайThe chair rolls like a tramТоп да топ Иван шагаетTramp tramp Ivan is walkingТы его не отпускайDo not let go of it

Where the name comes from

Ivan is the Russian and wider Slavic form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, usually translated as 'God is gracious.'

Why this moment matters

Watching a child push a little chair across the floor is watching the exact moment 'not walking yet' turns into 'walking soon.'

The story behind this song

He holds onto the little chair with both hands, pushing it wobbly across the floor as his legs learn what they're for.

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