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La farolera (con letra)
«La farolera» with the Spanish lyrics on screen, so you can sing along.
Lyrics (in Spanish)
The English meaning is under each line.
La Farolera tropezóThe Lamplighter trippedy en la calle se cayó,and fell down in the street,y al pasar por un cuarteland as she passed an army barracksse enamoró de un coronel.she fell in love with a colonel.
Alcen la barreraRaise the barrierpara que pase la Farolera,so the Lamplighter can go through,de la puerta al sol,from the door to the sun,sube la escalerashe climbs the laddery enciende el farol.and lights the lamp.
A la medianocheAt midnightme puse a contar,I started to count,y todas las cuentasand all my sumsme salieron mal.came out wrong.
Dos y dos son cuatro,Two and two are four,cuatro y dos son seis,four and two are six,seis y dos son ochosix and two are eighty ocho dieciséis,and eight more makes sixteen,y ocho veinticuatro,and eight more makes twenty-four,y ocho treinta y dos.and eight more makes thirty-two.
Ánima bendita,Blessed soul,me arrodillo ante vos.I kneel before you.
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How to play
- The children hold hands and make a circle.
- Two of them raise their arms to make the gate.
- The Farolera (“lamplighter”) goes under it singing and, when the song ends, picks another child to be the new Farolera.
- On «dos y dos son cuatro…» (“two and two make four…”), count by twos on your fingers.
- Singing together:
- Sing the «dos y dos son cuatro» part slowly and let your child say the next number.
- Good for practicing:
- Playing in a group, waiting for a turn and counting by twos.
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