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El sapo no se lava el pie
The traditional song about the toad who doesn't wash his foot, sung with each vowel: A, E, I, O, U.
Lyrics (in Spanish)
The English meaning is under each line.
El sapo no se lava el pie,The toad doesn’t wash his foot,no se lava porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to.Él vive en la laguna,He lives in the lagoon,no se lava el pie porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to.¡Qué apestoso!How stinky!
¡Con la A!With A!Al sapa na sa lava al pa,The toad doesn’t wash his foot (sung with A),na sa lava parca na cara.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to (sung with A).Al vava an la lagana,He lives in the lagoon (sung with A),na sa lava al pa parca na cara.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to (sung with A).¡Ca apastasa!How stinky! (sung with A)
El sapo no se lava el pie,The toad doesn’t wash his foot,no se lava porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to.Él vive en la laguna,He lives in the lagoon,no se lava el pie porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to.¡Qué apestoso!How stinky!
¡Con la E!With E!El sepe ne se leve el pe,The toad doesn’t wash his foot (sung with E),ne se leve perque ne quere.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to (sung with E).Él veve en le leguene,He lives in the lagoon (sung with E),ne se leve el pe perque ne quere.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to (sung with E).¡Qué epestese!How stinky! (sung with E)
El sapo no se lava el pie,The toad doesn’t wash his foot,no se lava porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to.Él vive en la laguna,He lives in the lagoon,no se lava el pie porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to.¡Qué apestoso!How stinky!
¡Con la I!With I!Il sipi ni si livi il pi,The toad doesn’t wash his foot (sung with I),ni si livi pirqui ni quiri.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to (sung with I).Il vivi in li liguini,He lives in the lagoon (sung with I),ni si livi il pi pirqui ni quiri.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to (sung with I).¡Qui ipistisi!How stinky! (sung with I)
El sapo no se lava el pie,The toad doesn’t wash his foot,no se lava porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to.Él vive en la laguna,He lives in the lagoon,no se lava el pie porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to.¡Qué apestoso!How stinky!
¡Con la O!With O!Ol sopo no so lovo ol po,The toad doesn’t wash his foot (sung with O),no so lovo porco no coro.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to (sung with O).Ol vovo on lo logono,He lives in the lagoon (sung with O),no so lovo ol po porco no coro.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to (sung with O).¡Co opostoso!How stinky! (sung with O)
El sapo no se lava el pie,The toad doesn’t wash his foot,no se lava porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to.Él vive en la laguna,He lives in the lagoon,no se lava el pie porque no quiere.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to.¡Qué apestoso!How stinky!
¡Con la U!With U!Ul supu nu su luvu ul pu,The toad doesn’t wash his foot (sung with U),nu su luvu purcu nu curu.he doesn’t wash because he doesn’t want to (sung with U).Ul vuvu un lu lugunu,He lives in the lagoon (sung with U),nu su luvu ul pu purcu nu curu.he doesn’t wash his foot because he doesn’t want to (sung with U).¡Cu upustusu!How stinky! (sung with U)
Y un día el sapo se lavó el pie,And one day the toad washed his foot,se lo lavó porque sí quiso.he washed it because he did want to.Él vive en la laguna,He lives in the lagoon,¡y ahora huele a jabón!and now he smells like soap!¡Qué limpito!How nice and clean!
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How to play
- First sing the normal version until everyone knows it.
- Before each round, ask «¿ahora con cuál vocal?» (“which vowel now?”) and let your child say it out loud.
- Exaggerate each sound with your mouth: the A wide open, the U nice and round.
- Children who already write can copy a verse changing the vowels: the same game, on paper.
- Singing together:
- Slow down in the vowel rounds so there’s time to change every sound.
- Good for practicing:
- The Spanish vowels and their sounds.