Bedtime songs
Estrellita, ¿dónde estás?
The Spanish “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”: a lullaby about the little star shining in the sky.
Lyrics (in Spanish)
The English meaning is under each line.
Estrellita, ¿dónde estás?Little star, where are you?me pregunto qué serás,I wonder what you are,en el cielo y en el marin the sky and in the seaun diamante de verdad.a real diamond.Estrellita, ¿dónde estás?Little star, where are you?me pregunto qué serás.I wonder what you are.
Cuando el sol se ha ido ya,When the sun has gone away,cuando nada brilla más,when nothing shines anymore,tú nos muestras tu brillar,you show us how you shine,brillas, brillas sin parar.you shine, you shine and never stop.Estrellita, ¿dónde estás?Little star, where are you?me pregunto qué serás.I wonder what you are.
Estrellita, ¿dónde estás?Little star, where are you?me pregunto qué serás,I wonder what you are,en el cielo y en el marin the sky and in the seaun diamante de verdad.a real diamond.Estrellita, ¿dónde estás?Little star, where are you?me pregunto qué serás.I wonder what you are.
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At bedtime
- Sing it yourself as part of the bedtime routine: the same song, at the same time, with the lights low.
- Open and close your hands to make the little star twinkle, and point up at the sky.
- With older children, look out the window at the stars while you sing it.
- Turn screens off an hour before bed, as the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends.
- Singing together:
- Sing it softer and softer until you end in a whisper.
- Good for practicing:
- A calm bedtime routine.
- Other versions:
- It’s sung to the same tune as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
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