Move and dance
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de aplaudir
The Spanish “If You’re Happy and You Know It”: verses to clap, walk, move your head, spin and jump, a question game and a very quiet part.
Lyrics in Spanish with English translation
The English meaning is under each line.
¡Todos preparados!Everybody ready!¡Sí!Yes!¡Manos arriba!Hands up!¡Vamos a jugar!Let’s play!
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de aplaudir,If you really feel like clapping,si tú tienes muchas ganas de aplaudir,if you really feel like clapping,si tú tienes la razónif you’re righty no hay oposición,and nobody objects,¡no te quedes con las ganas de aplaudir!don’t hold back, go ahead and clap!¡Palmas, palmas!Clap, clap!¡Una, dos!One, two!¡Palmas, palmas!Clap, clap!¡Otra vez!Again!
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de caminar,If you really feel like walking,si tú tienes muchas ganas de caminar,if you really feel like walking,da pasitos con canción,take little steps with a song,sigue alegre el corazón,keep your heart happy,¡ven conmigo, vamos todos a caminar!come with me, let’s all go walking!¡Uno, dos!One, two!¡Pasos al frente!Steps forward!¡Tres, cuatro!Three, four!¡Otra vez!Again!
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de mover,If you really feel like moving,si tú tienes muchas ganas de mover,if you really feel like moving,mueve un poco la cabeza,move your head a little,los hombritos con destreza,your little shoulders, nice and nimble,¡no te quedes con las ganas de mover!don’t hold back, go ahead and move!Cabeza a un lado,Head to one side,cabeza al otro.head to the other.Mueve los hombrosMove your shoulderspoquito a poco.little by little.
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de girar,If you really feel like spinning,si tú tienes muchas ganas de girar,if you really feel like spinning,da una vuelta despacito,turn around slowly,vuelve al centro rapidito,come back to the middle quickly,¡no te quedes con las ganas de girar!don’t hold back, go ahead and spin!Una vuelta,One turn,¡y al lugar!and back to your spot!Otra vuelta,Another turn,¡sin parar!without stopping!
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de saltar,If you really feel like jumping,si tú tienes muchas ganas de saltar,if you really feel like jumping,dobla un poco las rodillas,bend your knees a little,sube alegre hacia arriba,spring up happily,¡no te quedes con las ganas de saltar!don’t hold back, go ahead and jump!¡Uno!One!¡Dos!Two!¡Tres!Three!¡A saltar!Let’s jump!
¿Manos arriba?Hands up?¡Sí!Yes!¿Manos abajo?Hands down?¡Sí!Yes!¿Una palmita?A little clap?¡Clap, clap!Clap, clap!¿Dos pasitos?Two little steps?¡Uno, dos!One, two!¿Mueve la cabeza?Move your head?¡Sí, sí!Yes, yes!¿Da una vueltita?A little spin?¡Otra vez!Again!¿Todos preparados?Is everybody ready?¡Sí!Yes!¡Pues vamos a bailar!Then let’s dance!
Ahora muy bajito,Now very softly,sin hacer ruido.without making a sound.Pasito pequeño,A tiny step,suave y tranquilo.gentle and calm.Mueve las manos,Move your hands,despacio así.slowly, like this.Uno, dos, tres...One, two, three...¡Y vuelve a sonreír!And smile again!
Más rápido ahora,Faster now,¡vamos otra vez!let’s go again!Palmas arriba,Clap up high,una, dos y tres.one, two and three.Pasos, pasos,Steps, steps,sin parar.without stopping.¡Todo el mundoEverybodya bailar!let’s dance!
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de aplaudir,If you really feel like clapping,¡palmas, palmas!clap, clap!Si tú tienes muchas ganas de caminar,If you really feel like walking,¡uno, dos!one, two!Si tú tienes muchas ganas de girar,If you really feel like spinning,¡una vuelta!one turn!Si tú tienes muchas ganas de saltar,If you really feel like jumping,¡uno, dos, tres!one, two, three!¡A saltar!Let’s jump!
Si tú tienes muchas ganas de jugar,If you really feel like playing,si tú tienes muchas ganas de bailar,if you really feel like dancing,mueve todo el corazón,move with all your heart,canta alegre esta canción,sing this song happily,¡no te quedes con las ganas de bailar!don’t hold back, go ahead and dance!¡Palmas arriba!Clap up high!¡Da dos pasos!Take two steps!¡Da una vuelta!Turn around!¡Mira al frente!Look straight ahead!¡Uno!One!¡Dos!Two!¡Tres!Three!¡Canta y Brinca!Sing and jump!
¡Qué divertido!What fun!¡Otra vez!Again!
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How to say it
Spanish vowels are short and clear: a (ah), e (eh), i (ee), o (oh), u (oo). Capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
- muchas ganas
- MOO-chahs GAH-nahs · really feel like (literally “a lot of wanting”)
- aplaudir
- ah-plow-DEER · to clap
- caminar
- kah-mee-NAHR · to walk
- girar
- hee-RAHR · to spin
- saltar
- sahl-TAHR · to jump
- palmas
- PAHL-mahs · claps
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Sing it with actions
- Do each action when the song names it: clap for «aplaudir» (“clap”), little steps for «caminar» (“walk”), head and shoulders for «mover» (“move”), a turn for «girar» (“spin”) and bent knees for «saltar» (“jump”).
- In the question game, answer «¡Sí!» (“Yes!”) and do the action: hands up, hands down, a little clap, two little steps and a little spin.
- On «Ahora muy bajito» (“Now very softly”), everything slow and quiet; on «Más rápido ahora» (“Faster now”), dance without stopping!
- At the end, all the moves come back in a row: claps, steps, a turn and, on «¡A saltar!» (“Jump!”), a big jump. It’s a memory challenge.
- Singing together:
- Sing «Si tú tienes muchas ganas de…» (“If you really feel like…”) and pause before the action so your child can say it and do it.
- Good for practicing:
- Following directions, opposites (fast and slow, loud and soft) and remembering a series of moves.
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