Mariquita
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Mariquita
Ladybug
Rima
Rhyme
(Spanish)
(English)
Mariquita, mariquita,
ponte el manto y vete a misa.
Ladybug, ladybug,
Put your cloak on and go to mass.
Notes
This type of rhyme is very old. Here is a version that appeared in print as early as 1627 in "Vocabulario de refranes" by Gonzalo Correas (original spelling):
Paxarita de Dios, (God's ladybird)
cuéntame los dedos (Count my fingers)
i vaite con Dios. (And go with God.)
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Gracie Gralike for the illustration!
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