ring-a-ring o' roses
/ˈrɪŋəˌrɪŋəˈrəʊzɪz/noun
mass noun
- a singing game played by children, in which the players hold hands and dance in a circle, falling down at the end of the song边唱边跳绕圈转游戏(曲终倒下)。
词源
said to refer to the inflamed ('rose-coloured') ring of buboes, symptomatic of the plague; the final part of the game is symbolic of death.