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How Does a Waterfall Shape Rock? A River Song for Kids

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How does a waterfall begin, and why does its edge slowly move? This song shows gravity pulling river water over a rocky ledge, while the current carries sand and pebbles that wear away softer rock over a long time. It’s one common way waterfalls form.

Text from the recording’s subtitles.

Song lyrics
أين تمضي قطرة الماء اللامعة؟ مع جدول جبلي تنساب للأسفل تمر فوق الرمل والحصى الصغير حتى تبلغ عتبة صخرية عالية فتسقطها الجاذبية من الحافة صخر صلب فوق طبقة لينة والطبقة السفلى تتآكل أسرع ماء النهر يسقط من عتبة صخرية شلال، ستار أبيض من الماء والتيار ينحت حافة الصخر ببطء شيئا فشيئا يتغير شكلها عند القاع يدور الماء بالرغوة يحمل رملا وحصى صغيرة فيحك المزيج صخرا لينا ويفتته ذاك التآكل البطيء هو التعرية وتكبر فجوة تحت الرف الصلب ماء النهر يسقط من عتبة صخرية شلال، ستار أبيض من الماء والتيار ينحت حافة الصخر ببطء شيئا فشيئا يتغير شكلها بعد سنين طويلة يبقى الرف بارزا ثم تنفصل كتلة صخرية فتتراجع عتبة الشلال نحو المنبع ماء النهر يسقط من عتبة صخرية شلال، ستار أبيض من الماء والتيار ينحت حافة الصخر ببطء شيئا فشيئا يتغير شكلها أسفلها ينحت النهر واديا صخريا ويهدر الشلال عند حافته الجديدة
Language version lyrics
Where is that shining droplet racing? A mountain stream curls down the slope It slips past sand and rounded pebbles And reaches one high rocky ledge Gravity pulls it off the edge Hard rock rests on a softer layer The softer layer wears away faster A river falls from a rocky ledge Waterfall, a bright white curtain Flowing water slowly carves the rock Little by little, it shapes the edge At its foot, the foaming water swirls It carries sand and little pebbles The swirling mix scrapes soft rock loose That slow wear and breaking is erosion A hollow grows beneath the hard shelf A river falls from a rocky ledge Waterfall, a bright white curtain Flowing water slowly carves the rock Little by little, it shapes the edge After many years, the shelf overhangs Then a block of rock breaks away The waterfall edge shifts upstream A river falls from a rocky ledge Waterfall, a bright white curtain Flowing water slowly carves the rock Little by little, it shapes the edge Below, the river carves a rocky gorge The waterfall roars at its new edge
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