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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
El barquito chiquitito
(Traditional. This is a song that never ends. To make it more fun, start slow and/or loud
and each time you repeat it, sing it faster and/or softer. A similar version of the song by
José Luis Orozco is “El barquito” on Lírica infantil con José-Luis Orozco: Latin
American Children’s Folklore V. 2.)
Había una vez un barquito chiquitito,
había una vez un barquito chiquitito,
había una vez un barquito chiquitito,
que no podía, que no podía, no podía navegar.
Pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas,
pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas,
pasaron una, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete semanas,
y el barquito que no podía, que no podía, que no podía navegar.
Y si esta historia no te parece larga,
y si esta historia no te parece larga,
y si esta historia no te parece larga,
la volveremos, la volveremos, la volveremos a empezar.
Había una vez un barquito chiquitito…
The Little Tiny Boat
(English translation by Paola Ferate-Soto.)
Once there was a little tiny boat,
Once there was a little tiny boat,
Once there was a little tiny boat,
That could not, could not, could not sail.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven weeks went by,
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven weeks went by,
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven weeks went by,
And this tiny boat could not, could not, could not sail.
And if this story does not seem very long,
And if this story does not seem very long,
And if this story does not seem very long,
We’ll start it once again.
Once there was a little tiny boat …
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