All Around This World: Latin America for CLASSROOMS Lyrics and

All Around This World: Latin
America for CLASSROOMS
Lyrics and chords for teachers
1. We Are Happy/Hello
Country: Uganda
Language: Originally in English, Luganda
Genre on CD: Merengue
C
F
G
F
C
F
G
F
Ooh, bop bop bop! Ooh, bop bop bop. Ooh, bop bop bop! Ooh, bop bop bop.
C
F
G
C
We are happy, we are happy on this day.
C
F
G
C
We are happy, we are happy on this day.
C
F
G
C
We are happy, we are happy on this day.
C
F
G
C
We are happy, we are happy on this day.
C
F
G
C
Hello (child’s name), hello hello
2. La Guacamaya
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Son jarocho
C
G7
Pobrecita guacamaya, you're a hungry little bird
C
You're a hungry little bird, pobrecita guacamaya
C
G7
(Pobrecita guacamaya, you're a hungry little bird
C
You're a hungry little bird, pobrecita guacamaya)
C
G7
Pobrecita guacamaya, I will share my food with you
C
If you only help me too, pobrecita guacamaya
C
G7
(Pobrecita guacamaya, I will share my food with you
C
If you only help me too, pobrecita guacamaya)
3. Bambo de Bambu
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Genre on CD: Samba
D
G
We dance bambo de bambulelê, we dance bambo de bambulalá
A7
G
We dance bambo de bambu we're dancing the samba
E7/G#
A7
D
With our mother, brother, sister and papa, oh!
D
We dance samba samba samba samba samba samba samba samba
G
E7/G#
samba samba samba with mama
A7
G
E7/G#
We dance samba samba samba samba samba samba samba samba
A7
D
samba samba with papa
4. La Colorá
Country: Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Changui
G
D7
Colorá, Colorá, Siña Maria, La Colorá
G
Colorá, Colorá, make us some of your cassava
**
5. Wang Boto
Country: Suriname
Language: Sranan
Genre on CD: Soca
F
C7
Wang Boto e kong nanga wang fraga
Bb
F
Wang Fraga no’ mo’ hanga de?
F
C7
One boat is coming with just one flag
Bb
F
Wang Fraga no’ mo’ hanga de?
6. Cachumbambè
Country: Cuba
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Merengue
[notes: don't worry about hitting the D with the A bass if it doesn't feel right for you, just focus
on the D7]
D/A
D7
G
D/A D7
G
Cachumbambè, La vieja Ines, Que bebe guarapo y no toma cafe.
D/A
D7
G
D/A D7
G
Cachumbambè, old lady Ines she will drink guarapo but she won't drink cafe.
**
7. Our Story May Be Sad
Country: Honduras
Language: Garifuna
Genre on CD: Punta (Garifuna)
Dm
Yunruhuma ya arihabei habuidunmenia
A
Mafarulubadina lamise
Dm
Yunruhuma ya arihabei habuidunmenia
A
Our story may be sad, but we'll laugh anyway.
(Dance, dance, dance, ma lubuidun, Dance, dance, dance, habinahan . . . )
8. Este Torito
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Son Jarocho
G
C
D7
Este torito que traigo lo traigo desde Tepango,
G
Lo traigo desde Tapango, este torito que traigo
G
C
D7
Y lo vengo manteniendo con cascaritas de mango.
G
Este torito que traigo lo traigo desde Tepango,
G
C
D7
This little bull I am bringing comes here from Tepango
G
He comes here from Tepango, the little bull I am bringing
G
C
D7
To get him to come here with me I feed him lots of mango.
G
This little bull I am bringing, he comes here from Tepango
[The melody on the CD is actually quite high for children to sing, so feel free to move this
down a key or more in class. Here's what it looks like if you play it in C]
C
F
G7
Este torito que traigo lo traigo desde Tepango,
C
Lo traigo desde Tapango, este torito que traigo
C
F
G7
Y lo vengo manteniendo con cascaritas de mango.
C
Este torito que traigo lo traigo desde Tepango,
C
F
G7
This little bull I am bringing comes here from Tepango
C
He comes here from Tepango, the little bull I am bringing
C
F
G7
To get him to come here with me I feed him lots of mango.
C
This little bull I am bringing, he comes here from Tepango
**
9. A Canoa
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Genre on CD: Pagode (samba)
[Note: the transcription has A6 chords to match what is being played on the CD, though you
can play A in class]
A6
D
The canoe flipped and who made it flip was it you?
E7
A6
It was because of [child's name], now what are we going to do?
E7
A6
Paddle left and paddle right, paddle left and paddle right,
E7
A6
paddle left and paddle right, paddle left and paddle right.
A6
D
A canoa virou, quem deixou ela virar
E7
A6
Foi por causa da [child's name], que não soube remar
E7
A6
Siriri prá cá, siriri prá lá, siriri prá cá, siriri prá lá
E7
A6
Siriri prá cá, siriri prá lá, siriri prá cá, siriri prá lá
**
10. Un Barco Chiquitito
Country: all over Latin America
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Cuban Salsa
C
Dm7
Habia una vez un barco chiquitito
G7
C
Habia una vez un barco chiquitito
C
F
Habia una vez un barco chiquitito
C
Dm7
G7
C
Que no podia, no podia, no podia parar.
C
Dm7
Once upon a time there was a little boat
G7
C
Once upon a time there was a little boat
C
F
Once upon a time there was a little boat
C
Dm7
G7 C
And it could, and it could, and it could not stop.
**
11. Niño Colla
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Andean Cumbia
[Notes: This can be played with a Bm chord and a bass that alternates throughout the song
from F# to B and back. The transcription currently has F# A.]
Bm /F# /B
Soy un Colla chiquitito, vivo solo en mi ranchito.
Con mis ojotas de cuero, ya me voy camino al cerro.
I’m a little Colla boy, I live on this tiny farm
I put on my leather sandals on my way up to the hill.
12. Citron
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Festejo
D
Al Citron de un fandango, Sango sango,
D A D
Sabare Sabare de la randela, con su triki triki tron.
**
13. La Llave
Country: All over Latin America
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Corrido (Jarocho style)
D7
G
¿Donde esta la llave? Mate-rile-rile-rile
D7
G
¿Donde esta la llave? Mate-rile-rile-ro
D7
G
Where is the key? Mate-rile-rile-rile
D7
G
Where is the key? Mate-rile-rile ro. (pon!)
14. O Pião
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Fusion
G
O pião entrou na roda, ó pião, O pião entrou na roda, ó pião,
D
G
D
G
Roda pião, bambeia pião, roda pião, bambeia pião,
[Or, because the melody on the CD is higher than many kids can sing, feel free to move this
down a couple keys in class. Here it is in C]
C
O pião entrou na roda, ó pião, O pião entrou na roda, ó pião,
G
C
G
C
Roda pião, bambeia pião, roda pião, bambeia pião,
**
15. Las Mañanitas
Country: All over Latin America
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Huapango (Mariachi)
D
A7
How beautiful is morning, we’re here to sing along
D
We all will sing together and we’ll start with this song
A
D
A
D
Wake up dear, wake up my darling, rub your eyes, it’s almost dawn
G
D
A7
D
The little birds are singing and the nighttime has gone.
D
A7
Qué linda esta mañana en que vengo a saludarte,
D
venimos todos con gusto, y placer a felicitarte
A
D
A
D
Despierta, mi bien, despierta, mira que ya amaneció,
G
D
A7
D
ya los pajarillos cantan, la luna ya se metió.
**
16. Mayan Peace Song
Country: Mexico
Language: vocables
Genre on CD: Aztec
B
E
B
F#
La la ri la la ri ri la, la la ri la la ri ri la,
F#
B
F# B
F# B
la la ri la la ri ri la, la la ri la la ri ri la
B
17. La Luna
Country: All over Latin America
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Plena
G
C
G
D7
Quisiera ser tan alto como la luna, Ay-ay-ay! Como la luna
G
C
G
C D7 G
Quisiera ser paloma y poder volar, Ay-ay-ay! y poder volar
G
C
G
D
I’d like to be as the moon way up high, high, high, Ay-ay-ay! way up high, high, high.
G
C
G
C D7 G
I’d like to be a dove so I could fly fly fly, Ay-ay-ay! I could fly fly fly
**
18. Tambobambino
Country: Peru
Language: Quechua
Genre on CD: Andean Cumbia
D
Bm
Tambobambino maqt'acha, tambobambino maqt'acha,
D
Bm
Tambobambino maqt'acha, Oh what a foolish boy you are.
D
Bm
D
Bm
¡Wifalita wifala, wifalata wifala, Wifalita wifala, wifalala, wifala!
[No need to do spoken part in class]
19. Ahora es Cuando es
Country: Cuba
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Conga
A
E7
A
Ahora es cuando es, ahora es cuando es
D
E7
A
Ahora es cuando es, ahora es cuando es
A
E7
A
Now is the time, now is the time
D
E
A
Now is the time, now is the time
**
20. Arroro Mi Niño
Country: Argentina
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Lullaby
G
Arroro mi niño, arroro mi sol
D7
G
Arroro pedazo de mi corazon
G
Go to sleep my child, go to sleep my love
D7
G
Go to sleep my child, go to sleep my love
[The version of this on the CD may be too high for some kids to sing. Free free to move it
down a key or more. Here it is in C]
C
Arroro mi niño, arroro mi sol
G7
C
Arroro pedazo de mi corazon
C
Go to sleep my child, go to sleep my love
G7
C
Go to sleep my child, go to sleep my love
**
21. Los Pollitos
Country: Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Language: Spanish
Genre on CD: Son
G
D7
C
D7
C
D7
G
All the little chicks say pio pio pio when they are hungry and when they are cold.
G
D7
C
D7
C D7
G
Mother chicken looks for corn and wheat. She will give them shelter and something to eat.
G
D7
C
D7 C
D7
G
Under mama's wing the little chickens keep, until the next morning they are all asleep.
G
D7
C
D7 C
D7
G
Los pollitos dicen pío, pío, pío, cuando tienen hambre cuando tienen frío.
G
D7
C
D7 C
D7
G
La gallina busca el maíz y el trigo, les da la comida y les presta abrigo.
G
D7
C
D7 C
D7 G
Bajo de sus alas, acurrucaditos. duermen los pollitos hasta el otro día!
**
22. Azulão
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Genre on CD: Cuban Bolero
E
C#m
A
B7 E C#m
Vai, Azulão, Azulão companheiro, vai!
A
B7 E
C#m
Vai ver minha ingrata, diz que sem ela
A
B7
E E7
O sertão náo é mais sertão! Ai!
A
G#m7 F#m7
B7(sus) B E F#m B7
Vão a Azulão vai contar companheiro, vai!
E
C#m A
B7
E C#m
Fly bluebird, friend, fly to my long lost love,
A
B7
E
C#m
A
B7
E E7
Say that without her this barren land’s not the same since she said goodbye,
A
G#m7
F#m7
B7(sus) B7 E F#m7 B7
Ah, fly bluebird, friend, go and tell her, my bluebird fly.
23. Goodbye/We Are Happy
Country: Uganda
Language: Originally in English, Luganda
Genre on CD: Merengue
C
F
G C
F
G
We say goodbye but we’re not sad because of all the fun we had
C
F
G
C
We are happy, we are happy on this day...
Adios everybody, goodbye goodbye