Los pollos de mi cazuela
Los pollos de mi cazuela
The Chickens in My Pot
Canción de corro
Circle Dance
(Spanish)
(English)
Los pollos de mi cazuela
no son para mi comer
que son para la viudita
que los sabe componer.
Se le echa ajo y cebolla
una hojita de laurel
se saca de la cazuela
cuando se vaya a comer.
Componte niña, componte
que ahí viene tu marinero
con ese bonito traje
que parece un calesero.
Anoche yo te vi
en el parque Tulipán
meneando la cinturita
¡Param pam pim pon fuera!
¡Te la comiste entera
con la barriga afuera!
The Chickens in my pot
Are not for me to eat,
They are for the widow,
Since she knows how to make them.
Garlic and onion are thrown in,
A laurel leaf
Is taken out of the casserole
When she goes to eat it.
Get ready girl, get ready
Because your sailor is coming,
With that nice suit,
He looks like a carriage driver.
I saw you last night
In Tulip Park
Shaking your waist
Param pam pim pon out!
You ate it whole
With the belly out!
Game Instructions
The children form a circle with one child in the middle. The circle goes skipping around clockwise while the child in the middle goes counter-clockwise. Everyone claps hands to the beat. At the end of the 3rd verse, they stop walking, put their hands on their waist and move their hips from side to side. The child in the middle stops before someone (who's still moving hips from side to side). They swap roles and the game starts again.
Comments
Check out the Colombian version of Los pollos de mi cazuela.
Check out the Nicaraguan version of Los pollos de mi cazuela.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Marlen Infante Ricardo for sharing this song with us. Translated by Lisa.
¡Muchas gracias!
