Circle songs and games
Antón Pirulero
A traditional circle game: everyone minds their own game, and whoever doesn't pays a forfeit!
Lyrics (in Spanish)
The English meaning is under each line.
Antón, Antón,Antón, Antón,Antón Pirulero,Antón Pirulero,cada cual, cada cual,each one, each one,que atienda a su juego.should pay attention to their own game.
Y el que no lo atienda,And whoever doesn’t pay attentionpagará una prenda,will pay a forfeit,de las mejoresone of the bestque tenga.that they have.
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How to play
- Each child picks a job and mimes it with their hands: sewing, playing the piano, sweeping, cooking…
- The leader mimes their own job while everyone sings.
- At any moment, the leader switches to copying another child’s job.
- That child has to notice right away and switch to the leader’s job.
- Missed it? Pay a forfeit! At the end, do a silly challenge to get it back.
- Singing together:
- Start slowly and go a little faster each round.
- Good for practicing:
- Paying attention, copying and taking turns.
- Other versions:
- In Mexico it’s also sung as «Juan Pirulero», and in Argentina as «Al don Pirulero».
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