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El perro de San Roque
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El perro de San Roque
Saint Roch's Dog
Canción infantil
(Spanish)
Children's Song
(English)

El perro de San Roque
No tiene rabo
Porque un ladroncillo
Se lo ha robado

El perro de San Roque
No tiene cola
Porque se la ha comido
La caracola.

El carro de mi tía
No hay quién lo mueva
Porque le han robado
Las cuatro ruedas.

Saint Roch's dog,
Has no tail,
Because a little thief
Has stolen it from him.

Saint Roch's dog,
Has no tail,
Because the conch
Has eaten it.

My aunt's cart*,
Nobody can move it,
Because the four wheels
Have been stolen.

Notes

*In Spain, "carro" means "cart" but in some countries of Central and South America, it means "car".

Thanks and Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Cleofé García González for contributing this song and to Monique Palomares for translating it and creating the midi music.

¡Muchas gracias!

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