El zopilote
The Buzzard
Canción de juego
(Spanish)
Game Song
(English)
Te lo dije, zopilote
Te lo vuelvo a repetir,
En la playa hay una vaca
Que se acaba de morir.
Brinca, Chepito
Y sigue brincando
Que tus brinquitos
Me van gustando.
I told you, buzzard,
And I repeat it again,
On the beach there's a cow
That just died.
Jump, little Joe,
And keep jumping
For I very much like
Your little jumps.
Game Instructions
The children start out in a row squatting down. Then they make little jumps like birds do. They say one line on each jump. The goal of the game is to make the longest jumps possible so as to reach the farthest point in the playing field by the end of the song.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translation by Tatie Monique and Mama Lisa.
Photo: Monique Palomares
