El rey de España
"I never found that this song had any sense, but we used to sing it very often at school." -Tatiana
This song has a hand game associated with it. Instructions below.
El rey de España
The King of Spain
Canción de juego
Game Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Este es cuento del rey de España
que se casó con la bella dama
Lady Di, hula hula
Lady Di, cha cha cha
One, two, three.
This is the tale of the King of Spain
Who married the beautiful dame,
Lady Di, hula hula
Lady Di, cha cha cha
One, two, three.
Notes
This song can be found as, "El juego del rey de España" (The game of the king of Spain). The second line can be found as, "Más conocido que el hombre araña" (More famous than Spiderman).
The whole rhyme can be found as follows:
Este es juego del rey de España (This is the game of the king of Spain)
Que hace así hula hula (Who goes like this, hula hula)
Que hace así cha cha cha (Who goes like this, cha cha cha)
One, two, three.
Game Instructions
Two children face each other, clapping hands, first their own hands, then their partner's hands.
On the English numbers, they spread their legs a little more each time and they go on till one loses their balance. It usually goes faster and faster.
Other instructions (lyric translation in the notes):
Este es juego del rey de España (Clap hands)
Que hace así hula hula (Roll your hips)
Que hace así cha cha cha (Scrape your chest)
One, two, three. (Spread your legs.)
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Tatiana Bernales for this song, comments and instructions.
