Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Tu Wyga

What the heck is “Tu wyga” you ask? I would love for one of you to tell me, because Lily ain’t giving over. She sings this little ditty over and over and over again in such stunning tunes as:
Tu wyga, tu wyga
Tu wyga, tu wyga
Tu wyga, tu wyga
Tu wyga, tu wyga
Tuuuuuuu wy-GA!

This is usually done while twirling around a bit and flailing the arms. Sometimes she grabs our arms, holds them out as far as her toddler arms allow and whispers “tu wyga” directly into our face in her sing-songy way. Most toddler nonsense words shift over time, but this one has stuck. I’m thinking it is like so many of the great answers to the universe: we’re simply not asking the right question.