Pollito, chicken
"Pollito, Chicken" is a song in which the lyrics alternate between Spanish and English. It's used by speakers of both languages to learn the other one. Here's what Naida wrote about it:
"I was looking for some songs from the Spanish speaking world and I checked the ones you have from my country, Puerto Rico. There's one that isn't there and it's very common in Puerto Rico. In fact, a Porto Rican teacher wrote it in the early 1900's, when they started to establish the teaching of English at school. Here are the lyrics..."
Pollito, chicken
Pollito, Chicken
Canción infantil
Children's Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Pollito, chicken,
Gallina, hen,
Lápiz, pencil
And pluma, pen.
Ventana, window,
Puerta, door,
Maestra, teacher
And piso, floor.
"Mamá" is said "mother,"
"Papá" is said "father,"
Hermana, sister
And hermano, brother.
Pollito, chicken,
Gallina, hen,
Lápiz, pencil
And pluma, pen.
Ventana, window,
Puerta, door,
Maestra, teacher
And piso, floor.
"Mamá" is said "mother,"
"Papá" is said "father,"
Hermana, sister
And hermano, brother.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Naida M. Casado-Pagan for contributing this song.
