Jugando al escondite
This is sung to the tune of the French song, Dans la forêt lointaine.
Jugando al escondite
Playing Hide and Seek
Canción infantil
Children's Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Jugando al escondite en el bosque anocheció
Jugando al escondite en el bosque anocheció
Y el cuco cantando el miedo nos quitó
Y el cuco cantando el miedo nos quitó
Cu-cu, cu-cu.
- Lobo, ¿dónde estás?
- ¡Estoy tumbado y descansando!
Jugando al escondite en el bosque anocheció
Jugando al escondite en el bosque anocheció
Y el cuco cantando el miedo nos quitó
Y el cuco cantando el miedo nos quitó
Cu-cu, cu-cu.
- Lobo, ¿dónde estás?
- ¡Estoy poniéndome los pantalones!
Jugando al escondite en el bosque anocheció
Jugando al escondite en el bosque anocheció
Y el cuco cantando el miedo nos quitó
Y el cuco cantando el miedo nos quitó
Cu-cu, cu-cu.
- Lobo, ¿dónde estás?
- ¡Ahora me veréis y os comeré a todos!
Playing hide and seek, night fell upon the woods,
Playing hide and seek, night fell upon the woods,
And the cuckoo's singing sent our fears away
And the cuckoo's singing sent our fears away.
Coo-coo, coo-coo.
-Wolf, where are you?
-I'm lying down and resting.
Playing hide and seek, night fell upon the woods,
Playing hide and seek, night fell upon the woods,
And the cuckoo's singing sent our fears away
And the cuckoo's singing sent our fears away.
Coo-coo, coo-coo.
-Wolf, where are you?
-I'm putting on my pants.
Playing hide and seek, night fell upon the woods,
Playing hide and seek, night fell upon the woods,
And the cuckoo's singing sent our fears away
And the cuckoo's singing sent our fears away.
Coo-coo, coo-coo.
-Wolf, where are you?
-Now you're gonna see me and I'll eat all of you up!
Game Instructions
One child is chosen to be the wolf. The children delineate a space. The child acting as the wolf stays hidden out of this space. While they sing the song, the children must walk inside the space. When the wolf comes out of his hiding spot, the kids must run away without going out of the delineated space. The kids caught by the wolf must go and sit in the "house" of the wolf. The last one who hasn't been caught at the end becomes the new wolf. Then the game starts all over again.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Cleofé García González for contributing this song and to Monique Palomares for translating it (with Mama Lisa) and creating the midi music.
Many thanks to Nick Eichler for the drawing!
¡Muchas gracias!
