A mi Mamá
Cecilia sent us this Spanish Mother's Day song with the note: "I'm teaching my son a rhyme for Mother's Day. I created it when I was a teacher, for my first graders (the first verse below). I put the rhyme to music and it became a song: Huayno, typical music from the Andes, sung to the "Arroz con Leche" tune. It goes like this…"
A mi Mamá
For My Mom
Canción del día de la madre
Mother's Day Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Mamita querida
de mi corazon
yo te quiero mucho
con todo mi amor.
Por eso te traigo flores
por eso te canto yo
por eso te traigo flores
con gran emocion.
Mamita querida
aunque soy chiquito/a
mi amor es grande,
mas grande que el sol.
Por eso te traigo flores
por eso te canto yo
por eso te traigo flores
con gran emocion.
My mommy dearest,
From my heart
I love you so much,
With all my love.
That's why I bring you flowers.
That's why I sing for you.
That's why I bring you flowers,
With all my heart.
My mommy dearest,
Although I'm little,
My love for you is so big,
Bigger than the sun.
That's why I bring you flowers.
That's why I sing for you.
That's why I bring you flowers,
With all my heart.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Cecilia Campos Siuffe for contributing and translating this song.
Thanks to Lila for the wonderful illustration!
¡Muchas gracias!
