Here you can watch some Chilean children singing Aserrín, aserrán – Saw, Saw – a popular Spanish childrens song. Below the video you’ll find the lyrics in Spanish, followed by an English translation.
Here’s the version of Aserrín, aserrán that the kids are singing…
Aserrín, aserrán,
Los maderos de San Juan
Piden pan,
No les dan,
Piden queso
Le dan hueso
Piden vino si les dan,
Se marean y se van, van, van.
Saw, Saw,
The woodsmen of San Juan
Ask for bread,
They’re given none,
Ask for cheese,
They’re given a bone.
Ask for wine, if they’re given some
They get sick and go back home.
Many different versions of this song exist. Below you’ll find links to the lyrics of this song from some other countries, along with directions about how to play the game…
Aserrín, aserrán from Spain
Aserrín, aserrán from Peru
Aserrín, aserrán from Argentina
Feel free to add the version of Aserrín, aserrán that you know in the comments below. Please let us know which country it’s from.
Mama Lisa
This article was posted on Monday, October 27th, 2008 at 9:30 pm and is filed under Argentinean Children's Songs, Bolivia, Bolivian Children's Songs, Children's Songs, Chile, Costa Rica, Costa Rican Children's Songs, Countries & Cultures, Dominican Republic, Games Around the World, Languages, Mama Lisa, Mexican Children's Songs, Mexico, Peru, Peruvian Children's Songs, Puerto Rico, Spain, Spanish, Spanish Kids Songs, USA, Venezuela, Video, YouTube. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.
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