El sapo
El sapo
The Toad
Canción de corro
Circle Game
(Spanish)
(English)
Salió el sapo a cantar
A cantar a la orilla del agua,
Y unos mosquitos salieron
A rondar, a rondar.
El sapo se molestaba,
Los mosquitos se alegraban,
Porque seguían cantado,
A bailar, a bailar.
Mientras más vueltas le daban
El sapo más se mareaba,
Y los mosquitos cantaban
A bailar, a bailar.
Y los mosquitos cantaban
A bailar, a bailar.
Y entonces el baile
Lo hizo enojar
Y todos los moscos
Se puso a tragar.
The toad came out to sing,
To sing by the waterside,
And some mosquitoes came out
To hang around, hang around.
The toad was getting annoyed,
The mosquitoes were getting happy
For they kept singing,
"Let's dance, let's dance".
The more they were flying around,
The sicker the toad was getting,
And the mosquitoes were singing,
"Let's dance, let's dance"
And the mosquitoes were singing,
"Let's dance, let's dance".
Then the dance
Made him angry
And he started to eat
All the mosquitoes.
Game Instructions
The children hold hands and form a circle. A child goes in the middle, he's "the toad" the others being "the mosquitoes". They sing while going around in a circle, changing direction at every verse. At the end of the song, the toad chases the other children and the first child he catches becomes the new "toad".
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Camilo Albornoz for contributing this song. Translated by Tatie Monique and Mama Lisa.
¡Muchas gracias
