Duérmete niño
"Duérmete niño" is sung to the tune of Rock-a-bye Baby. This version is scary, just like many old lullabies which contain a warning of what will happen if the child doesn't go to sleep.
Duérmete niño
Sleep My Baby
Canción de cuna
Lullaby
(Spanish)
(English)
Duérmete niño
Duérmete ya
Que viene el coco
Y te llevará.
Duérmete niño
Duérmete ya
Que viene el coco
Y te comerá.
Sleep my baby,
Sleep, baby, do!
The bogeyman's coming
And he will take you.
Sleep my baby,
Sleep, baby, do!
The bogeyman's coming
And he will eat you.
Comments
Francisco wrote: "It's been some years since I last heard this one. It's a very threatening song just like the English version. I'm from a region in Spain called Andalucía (south of Spain), this song could vary all over Spain."
Many thanks to Francisco Javier Fontalva Chica for contributing and singing this song for us!
Duérmete niño, duérmete ya (Sleep, baby, sleep, do!)
Que viene el Ángel (The Angel's coming)
Y te mecerá (And he'll rock you)
Duérmete niño, duérmete ya (Sleep, baby, sleep, do!)
Que viene el Ángel (The Angel's coming)
Y te dormirá. (And he'll put you to sleep.)
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for the midi, score and the English translation.
Image: Francisco Goya
