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Chocolate
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Lyrics:
Bate bate chocolate, tu nariz du cachuate,
Uno, dos, tres, CHO!, uno, dos, tres, CO!
Uno, dos, tres, LA!, uno, dos, tres, TE!
Bate bate choclate, bate bate bate bate bate chocolate!
Translation:
Stir stir chocolate, your nose is a peanut
One, two, three, CHO, one, two, three, CO!
One, two, three, LA!, one, two, three, TE!
Stir, stir the chocolate! Stir stir stir stir stir stir chocolate!
More info:
Thanks to the Texas State Library's El Día de los Niños collection for this chant.
From the Texas State Library: "Children in Mexico often drink chocolate with breakfast. They stir it with a special utensil called a molinillo which is held between the palms and rotated back and forth. During the chorus of this rhyme, children rub their palms together and pretend to "stir" the chocolate with a molinillo. Children repeat the verse, faster and faster each time."
Cinco Elephantitos
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Lyrics:
Cinco elefantitos, éste se cayó,
Cuatro elefantitos, éste se perdió,
Tres elefantitos, éste se enferm&pacute;,
Dos elefantitos, éste se fue a casa.
Ahora queda uno, uno se quedó,
Y este elefantito, ¡me lo llevo yo! ¡Me lo llevo yo!
Translation:
Five little elephants, this one fell down,
Four little elephants, this one got losty,
Three little elephants, this one fell sick,
Two little elephants, this went home.
Now there stays one, one did stay,
And this little elephant, I take it away! I take it away! I take it away!
More info:
Thanks to Mama Lisa's World for the words to this finger play.
Al Citron
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Lyrics:
Al Citron de un fandango, Sango sango, Sabare Sabare de la randela, con su triki triki tron.
Translation
As with some kids chants, there isn't any translation to this one that makes sense.
More info:
This is the song for a children's game played in Mexico.
Un Elephante
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Lyrics:
Un elefante se balanceaba sobre la tela de una araña,
como veía que resistía fue a llamar a otro elefante.
Dos elefantes se balanceaban…Tres elefantes...Cuatro elefantes...
Translation:
An elephant stood on the web of a spider.
She felt it was strong, it couldn't be tighter.
Along came her friend. She called to invite her.
Two elephants stood on the web of a spider.
More info:
Thanks to Mama Lisa's World for the lyrics and melody.
Mayan Peace Song
Country: Mexico
More info:
A Mayan peace song from Chalcuitan. Check out the Smithsonian Folkways "Modern Mayan: The Indian Music of Chiapas, Mexico, Vol. 1" for the original melody.
El Torito (the little bull)
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Lyrics:
Este torito que traigo lo traigo desde Tenango,
y lo vengo manteniendo con cascaritas de mango.
Translation:
This little bull I am bringing comes here from Tenango
To get him to come here with me I feed him lots of mango.
More info:
Thanks to Mama Lisa's World for the lyrics and melody.
Xtoles
Country: Mexico
Language: Mayan
Lyrics:
Conex, conex palanxen, xicubin, xicubin yocolquin (4x)
Translation:
Let's go, let's go boys, for the sun is setting (4x)
More info:
Thanks to Mama Lisa's World for the lyrics and melody.
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