Does Anyone Know a Spanish Lullaby about a Bug that Lost its Leg or Wing?
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, so my Spanish is rather horrible, also I always wanted to learn this beautiful language…
I remember my husband singing a Spanish lullaby or children’s song for me from time to time. If I remember right, this song was about a bug/beetle who lost a leg or a wing. Searching for the lyrics and melody of this song through the internet I found your homepage. Can you help me to find this song? I am grateful for every hint or tip.
Thanks so much, SABRINA.
If anyone can help with the lyrics to this lullaby, and/or and English translation, and/or the tune, please let us know in the comments below…
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
February 28th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Wouldn’t that be “La cucaracha”? There’s a “soft” version going
“La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
las dos patitas de atrás”
“The cockroach, the cockroach / can’t walk anymore / because it hasn’t, because its two hindlegs are missing” (the original last line is “marihuana que fumar”, i.e. “marihuana to smoke”) You can see a YouTube video here