Feliz Cinco de Mayo a todos!!
Today's Song for Sunday celebrates this Mexican Holiday. To learn more about Cinco de Mayo click here. (Hint: It's not Mexican Independence Day.
Anyway, now this is a fun dancing song. About a cockroach. :) During the Mexican Revolution it had some verses that were political satire. Some compare it to Yankee Doodle. There are dozens of versions. Here's one:
La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar,
porque no tiene, porque le falta
una pata para andar
Las muchachas son de oro;
Las casadas son de plata;
y las viudas son de cobre,
Y las viejas oja de lata.
Las muchachas son de oro;
Las casadas son de plata;
y las viudas son de cobre,
las viejas oja de lata.
La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
ya no puede caminar,
porque no tiene, porque le falta
una pata para andar
And the English translation:
The cockroach, the cockroach,
You can no longer walk,
because it has, because it lacks
a leg to walk
The girls are golden;
Married women are silver;
and widows are copper,
And the old oja Tin.
The girls are golden;
Married women are silver;
and widows are copper,
And the old oja Tin.
The cockroach, the cockroach,
You can no longer walk,
because it has, because it lacks
a leg to walk
Do you know any good songs for today?
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