"Sung to me by my mom and grandmother for many years." -Alexa
El gallo pinto
The Spotted Rooster
Canción infantil
(Spanish)
Children's Song
(English)
El gallo pinto se durmió
Y en la mañana no cantó
Todos esperaban su
Co-co-ri-co
pero él no cantó
Y se durmió.
The spotted rooster slept*
and in the morning didn't sing.
Everyone expected him to
Cock-a-doodle doo!
But he didn't sing
and he slept*.
You can find the ending they sing in the videos in the notes.
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Notes
*"Se durmió" is literally "fell asleep" in English (which doesn't make as much sense so we translated it as "slept"). "Se durmió" is used in Spanish for the sound and to fit the tune.
Alternate Ending:
El sol no salió porque aún no lo oyó.
(English: The sun didn't come out because it didn't hear it.)
Comments
This is sung to the same tune as the German song Der Hahn is tot, and the French song Le coq est mort..
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Alexa Suarez for contributing this song. Translation by Mama Lisa and Tatie Monique.
¡Muchas gracias!
