Virginia wrote, "I am originally from Monterrey N.L., Mex. When I was a little girl, we used to play this. It's really a pretend song that tells what each child would like to be when they grow up."
Vamos a ver los talleres de la vida
que hacen así,
así las secretarias,
así las secretarias
y así me gusta a mí.
Vamos a ver los talleres de la vida
que hacen así,
así las señoritas,
así las señoritas
y así me gusta a mí.
Vamos a ver los talleres de la vida
que hacen así,
así los albañiles,
así los albañiles
y así me gusta a mí…
We're going to look at the careers of life,
This is what they do:
This is what the secretaries do,
This is what the secretaries do
and I like it that way!
We're going to look at the careers of life,
This is what they do:
This is what the young ladies do,
This is what the young ladies do
and I like it that way!
We're going to look at the careers of life,
This is what they do:
This is what the bricklayers do,
This is what the bricklayers do
and I like it that way... etc.
Notes
Virginia wrote: "In this case, 'talleres' means the different careers/professions in life."
Game Instructions
Virginia wrote: "We would form a circle holding hands and mention whatever vocation or job we wanted when we grew up. As we mentioned the vocation, we would act out the job. For example: in the verse with the secretary, we would pretend we were typing, "la señorita" - powdering our face. The bricklayer would pretend to lay bricks, etc. It was endless and could turn into an all day thing."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translation by Mama Lisa.
Many thanks to Virginia Torres for contributing and singing this song for us! Thanks to Marisa Roche for the drawing!
¡Muchas gracias!
