Articles about 'Spanish Kids Songs'
February 4th, 2013
The other day I was adding the Spanish hand clapping rhyme "Chocolate" to our collection, and my daughter heard me play this video of it below…
My daughter pointed out that it has the same "tune" as the American handclapping rhyme "Double Double This This". You can hear that one in the video below…
In both versions...
December 12th, 2011
Sabriana wrote asking, "May you please tell me what songs [people in] Colombia like to listen to during Christmas?"
If anyone can help, please comment below.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
November 23rd, 2011
Here’s a song for kids in Spanish and English for Thanksgiving. You can watch the video and follow along with the lyrics below…
DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS / THANKSGIVING
Spanish Lyrics
Doy gracias por mis amigos por que me gusta jugar. Doy gracias por la musica por que me gusta cantar ...
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November 3rd, 2011
A teacher in Spain has taken a well-known Spanish kids song called Saco una manita and turned it into a Hello Song. You can hear her version below. After the video you’ll find the Spanish lyrics with an English translation. Enjoy! –Mama Lisa
Saco una manita (Buenos días) (Spanish)
Saco...
September 12th, 2011
Yesterday, we posted a request for information about the Mexican song "Bate bate chocolate". Today, we found a slightly different version that may refer to a recipe. Here it is:
Bate bate chocolate (Spanish Lyrics)
Bate bate chocolate, con arroz y con tomate ...
September 11th, 2011
David Kramer posted the following question on Mama Lisa’s World’s Facebook Wall asking about the Mexican song "Bate bate chocolate". Here’s what he wrote:
"El Chocolate – does anyone know definitively whether Jose Luis Orozco has the rights to this song? (Uno dos tres, cho, uno dos tres, cho … Bate Bate Chocolate.) I thought for...
January 5th, 2011
Today we received 17 new recordings of Spanish and Catalan childrens songs!
We added mp3’s of the following Spanish kids songs on Mama Lisa’s World, Songs from Spain:
- Al corro de la patata
- Arre borriquito
- El barquito chiquitito (coming soon)
- El cocherito
- El patio de mi casa
- Chocolate, molinillo
- Debajo un botón
- Jugando al escondite
-...
April 6th, 2010
Betzy wrote from Venezuela:
Hi!
I write you from Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela, to ask if anybody would know the song in Papiamento that goes somewhat like “mama dame un cent pa mi bay”… my mommy would sing it to the children. Now she passed away. We have a new baby in the family and we...
March 5th, 2010
Jesse Catano wrote:
Hello,
Was wondering if you could help me, was wondering if any chance you knew of a song, it was one my dad use to sing to me when i was little. My dad is from united states, but perhaps he learned it from his father who was raised in Mexico. ...
November 7th, 2009
Jeanette wrote to us looking for the lyrics to a Cuban lullaby and I think we can help with this one! Here’s her letter, followed by the song she’s looking for…
Lisa,
There is a nursery rhyme or song that my grandmother used to sing to me (she has been dead about 8 years now) that...
July 14th, 2009
I stumbled upon this page today: a list of some musicians who have recorded children’s music in Spanish.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
May 26th, 2009
We recently received a new recording of Don Gato wonderfully sung in Spanish by Élodie Chebat. You can click the mp3 link below to hear it. While listening, you can read the lyrics in Spanish below, followed by an English translation…
MP3 of El señor don Gato
El señor don Gato
(Spanish)
Estaba el señor Don...
March 24th, 2009

I was inspired to post De colores now because of a drawing my daughter created the other day – it made me think of All the Colors! The song is a celebration of the colors of Spring!
This song is originally from Spain. The first translation below was done to fit the tune, so you...
March 18th, 2009
Élodie Chebat sent us Yo te daré in Spanish with an mp3 recording. You can hear her sing it below, and read along with the lyrics, followed by an English translation…
MP3 of Yo te daré
Yo te daré
Yo te daré
Te daré mi hermosa
Te daré una cosa
Una cosa que yo sólo sé, café
I Will Give You
(English...
February 26th, 2009
Adrinel emailed me…
To whom it may concern:
I was wondering if you had a CD available to purchase of the children’s nursery rhymes… I was looking for Los pollitos especially..
Thanks!
Adrinel
Below are some CD’s and MP3’s from Amazon I found with Los Pollitos on them. I’m giving the links below to buy the cd’s as regular...
February 21st, 2009
Sabrina wrote to me looking for help with a Spanish lullaby, possibly from the Dominican Republic…
Hey Lisa,
I don’t know if you can help me out. My name is Sabrina, I am 29 years old and I was married to a Dominican man who unfortunately passed away of cancer last year. I am originally from Germany,...
December 23rd, 2008
I just found a treasure trove of online recordings of Spanish kids songs and the Spanish lyrics in PDF form in an online book called CANTAR, TOCAR Y JUGAR – Juegos musicales para niños (Sing and Play – Musical Games for Children) by Pilar Posada Saldarriaga.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
October 27th, 2008
Here you can watch some Chilean children singing Aserrín, aserrán – Saw, Saw – a popular Spanish childrens song. Below the video you’ll find the lyrics in Spanish, followed by an English translation.
Here’s the version of Aserrín, aserrán that the kids are singing…
Aserrín, aserrán,
Los maderos de San Juan
Piden pan,
No les dan,
Piden queso
Le dan...
October 22nd, 2008
Mily wrote:
Hello,
I was born in Cuba but grew up in the US. When I was little my mother used to sing a song to me at bedtime and I have been trying to find the complete lyrics but haven’t been able to. The part I remember goes:
Al reflejo de la palida luna
En un...
October 13th, 2008
Shirley emailed me looking for different versions of The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Here’s what she wrote:
I am desperately seeking 3-4-5 versions (songs) of Itsy Bitsy Spider for an around the world float.
Shame on me I left that chore until last and now I am having trouble. I’ve gotten English and Spanish. Please...
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