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My Hat It Has Three Corners

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Overview

Nursery rhymes and Poems are compiled to make kids learn new things in the form of songs. These rhymes can be sung with gestures.


  • Kids will learn about different types of hats.

  • They will also sing the song with gestures.

An Overview of the Poem

My Hat It has Three Corners poem describes the formerly common word that is a tritone. This means it has three corners in it. This song was first documented in the Saarland in 1886. After that, it was written in many different languages like German, Bavarian, English, Swedish, Portuguese, and Hebrew. This is a traditional children’s song.


What is Hat?

A hat is a head-covering accessory. Different persons wear hats for different reasons, some may wear them for reasons of protection against the sun, safety, religion, or some as a fashion accessory. There are different types of hats. Each hat is used for different occasions. The different types of hats are named as ascot cap, balmoral bonnet, baseball cap, beanie, bearskin, beret, bicorne, bowler, buntal, chullo, cloche hat, cricket cap, etc.


Three Cornered Hat


Three-Cornered Hat


My Hat, Has Three Corners Origin

This song has been sung to the melody of “O mamma, mamma Cara”, which goes back to Neapolitan. This was a remarkable example of melody that made its way from the various musical works. This song was used in 1816 in the music ballet, which was choreographed under Louis Milon. Niccolò Paganini has helped a lot to improve the popularity of this song. He has performed this song in different languages in different cities, giving this so much popularity.


My Hat it has Three Corners


My Hat it has Three Corners


My Hat It has Three Corners Song Lyrics

My Hat, it has three corners

Three corners has my hat

And had it not three corners

It would not be my hat


My Hat It Has Three Corners Action Song

This rhyme can also be performed in action songs; we can show the gestures in the following ways:


  • My – Point your hands at yourself. 

  • Hat – Point your hand toward your head, assuming that you have an imaginary hat that has three corners.

  • Three – Show your three fingers. 

  • Corners – You can touch your elbow with your hand, representing the corner in it.

  • Not – Shake your head from left to right to give a gesture of no.


My Hat it has Three Corners Cartoon


My Hat it has Three Corners Cartoon


Summary of the Poem

In these rhymes, a child is saying that the child has a hand with three corners. And the three corners are in the hat. If the hat doesn’t have three corners, it doesn’t belong to him, meaning it’s not his hat.


Tips for Parents

Follow the words with the gestures that can be made while singing the song with the above actions. Kids will involve themselves more when they find it entertaining, which can be done by teaching them the song with the action. They will love to follow the gestures and learn the words easily.


Conclusion

In this article, we have studied the poem My Hat. It has three corners, and I understood the summary of the poem that a kid is explaining about his hat. We have also studied the hats and different types of hats in the chapter.

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FAQs on My Hat It Has Three Corners

1. From which country is the song My Hat It Has Three Corners derived?

The My Hat It Has Three Corners has derived from the “O mamma, mamma Cara”, which goes back to Neapolitan.

2. Name how many languages the song My Hat It has Three Corners is written.

The rhyme My Hat It Has Three Corners is written in the following languages:

  • English

  • German

  • Bavarian

  • Swedish

  • Portuguese

  • Hebrew

3.  Who made this song so popular?

Niccolò Paganini has made this song so popular by performing them in different states with different languages.


Overview

Nursery rhymes and Poems are compiled to make kids learn new things in the form of songs. These rhymes can be sung with gestures.


  • Kids will learn about different types of hats.

  • They will also sing the song with gestures.