De Colores- A folksong from Mexico
This folksong was first sung in Spain many centuries ago- so long ago that no one is sure when it was created! This song traveled with people when they sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with from Spain to Mexico in the 1500’s. Now it is sung throughout the Spanish speaking world. The song is about appreciating the beauty of nature and the simple things in life.
De Colores Lyrics:
De colores,
De colores se visten los campos en la primavera
De colores,
De colores son los pajaritos que vienen de afuera
De colores,
De colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores
Me gustan a mi
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores
Me gustan a mi
Canta el gallo,
Canta el gallo con el quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, qui,
La gallina,
La gallina con el cara, cara, cara, cara, cara,
Los polluelos,
Los polluelos con el pío, pío, pío, pío, pi
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores
Me gustan a mí
Y por eso los grandes amores de muchos colores
Me gustan a mí
De Colores Lyrics translated:
All the colors,
all the colors, oh how they dress up the countryside in springtime,
All the colors,
all the colors of birdies, oh how they come back to us outside,
All the colors,
all the colors in rainbows we see shining bright in the sky,
And that's why a great love of all colors
makes me feel like singing so joyfully,
And that's why a great love of all colors
makes me feel like singing so joyfully.
The rooster sings,
he sings, cock-a-doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle, doodle-doo,
The chicken clucks,
she clucks, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck,
The little chicks they cheep,
they cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep, cheep,
And that's why a great love of all colors
makes me feel like singing so joyfully,
And that's why a great love of all colors
makes me feel like singing so joyfully.
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