Boyd wrote:
Hi :
My mother was Mexican. when i was a baby small child 60 years ago, she would sing this song.
I only remeber the “que lulu que lulu” , & another phrase which I butcher – it sounded to me like “some come alone”.
So it goes – ” que lulu que lulu , some come alone ” …. i’ve tried the internet to look for it , but can’t find it.
Ever heard of it ?
Thank you –
Boyd W. Wicks , Sr
If anyone can help with this song, please let us know in the comments below.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
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66 Responses to “Can Anyone Help with a Mexican Song that Sounds Like, “Que lulu”?”
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July 25th, 2017 at 5:30 am
My grandmother, aunt and mom we born and raised in Managua Nicaragua. I remember they would sing 🎶 a similar song to my cousins and I. My aunt knew it best, but passed. My grandmother now has dementia and Alzheimer’s. My mom, the youngest, only recalls these verses. I now sing these to my kids. We call it ” The Ruu Ruu Song” they love it. Just wish I knew the entire song. I will adjust baby boy when singing to my son and baby girl for when I sing to my daughter. If anyone knows it, I’d appreciate it if you shared.
A ruu ruu mi Nino, a ruu ruu mi amor
Dormite pedazo de mi corazon,
Maria lavava, San Jose tendia
Y El Niño llorava,
Del frio que tenia.
A ruu ruu mi Nino, a ruu ruu mi amor
Dormite pedazo de mi Corazon,
Senora Donsella, de que llorar El Niño
Por una manzana que se le perdido.
A ruu ruu mi Nino, a ruu ruu mi amor
Dormite pedazo de mi corazon,
July 28th, 2017 at 1:29 pm
Erika, your song is made of pieces of different versions of 3 songs Aruru mi niño, María lavaba and Señora Santa Ana (or Señora Santana). So it isn’t one “entire song”.
September 1st, 2017 at 10:28 pm
My father sang it this way. I think….
He came to the U.S. from Ures, Sonora when he was 3. He must have learned from his mother.
Lulu que lulu que San Camaleon.
De un palo weco salio un raton.
Matenlo Matenlo duen sol rincon.
Mirenlo muchachos, porque lloyda el nino?
Es una manzana, que se la perdido.
Repeat over and over.
September 16th, 2017 at 4:23 am
So funny seems like our parents or grandparents made up the parts they couldn’t remember now I don’t feel guilty when I sing to my kids
September 19th, 2017 at 3:35 am
Mother in law sings to my kids:
Ana ru ru ru ru, patitas de burro
Ani ru ru raca, patitas de vaca
Duermace mi nino, que tengo que hacer…
lavar y planchar y hacer de comer.
February 23rd, 2018 at 5:25 am
I remember this…
Ruru que ruru que sacamaleon debajo de un hueco sale un ratón
Esta niña linda me quiere decir que apaguen las luces pa poder dormir… i can’t remember the rest!
April 9th, 2018 at 6:16 pm
My mother in law would sing this to her children and the to all my children when they were infants and I sing it to my grandbabies but it’s different than those listed. I only know 2 verses and wondered if anyone knew this.
La Virgin lavaba, San Jose tendia, y el ninito bueno, solo se dormia.
A la la la ru ru, porque llora el nino? Por una mansana que se le aperdido.
April 10th, 2018 at 5:59 pm
Hi Mary – It sounds like a combination of 3 songs:
La Virgen gitana – lyrics here
Señora Santa Ana – lyrics here
And “Que lulu” that’s talked about in the comments above on this page.
I hope this helps!
-Lisa
November 17th, 2018 at 4:21 am
My mom used to sing it to my sibling and I. She would sing “Señora Santa Ana
porque llora Lisa
Por una manzaña
Que se le ha perdido
Iremos al huerto cortaremos dos
Una para Lisa y otra para Dios.”
She would take turns between mentioning our names. I will always be terrified of ‘narices de cuero’ !!!
Another one that my mom used to tell us was “margarita de bayle”?
You should check that one out!
December 2nd, 2018 at 1:04 am
I was just singing this song to my daughter and she asked me for details and I found your page. I know you posted almost 9 years ago but I’ll give you my 2 cents. Mi madrecita would sing us ” lu lu que lu lu que sancamaleon, maten lo maten lo salio un raton”
December 2nd, 2018 at 2:57 pm
Thank you! We’re often still discussing songs years later. We always welcome feedback.
August 12th, 2019 at 10:56 pm
Thank you so much for this. I was hoping my Nana (grandma) would write these lyrics down to me before she was unable to, but here I am sitting with her racking my brain trying to sing this lullaby she would sing to me, to her. I’ve been able to piece it together thanks to everyone’s responses 💕
Ruru, que ruru. Que tan tan tan
Y leche, y atole, para San Juan.
Esta niña linda, me quiere decir que,
Apaguen las luces, pa poder dormir.
August 13th, 2019 at 8:14 pm
Here’s a translation of Desiree’s version:
Lullaby, and lullaby, and tan, tan, tan
And milk and atole* on St John’s Day.
This fine baby girl wants to tell me
To turn off the lights so she can sleep.
*Atole is a traditional hot corn-flour-based beverage from Mexico and Central America. People drink it for Las Posadas.
July 10th, 2020 at 3:49 pm
My grandmother used to sing:
Mi mi ru ru/ tan tan tan/ leche atole/ para San Juan
Aa la mi mi ru ru/ mi mi Chiquitito
Duermase mi bebe / ay ay ay ay ay
Sounds Similar to what other peoples parents or grandparents sang. Im guessing it stems from some lullaby and she just added her own twist to it.
March 27th, 2021 at 10:28 am
My Mexican grandmother (born in 1900’s, from central Mexico) would sing me a lullaby.
My mother never learned it, because I would ask her later, and she didn’t know it.
After seeing these posts I’m pretty sure it was a combination of two lullaby’s because they had two different “meters” I guess you would say.
The first part went:
“A la rurru rurru, patitas de burro,
A la raca raca, patitas de vaca.”
and then a change of meter.
“Ru, ru, ru! Cama de Leon,
Cara de osito y ojito pelon.”
There may have been more to it, but that’s all I remember.
August 19th, 2023 at 1:01 am
My wife’s version goes like this:
“A la ru ru ru
duermete ya
porque si no vienen perritos
Y te dan muchos besitos”