lunes, 12 de noviembre de 2012

A Spanish song to teach to Danish pupils



This is a typical Spanish song teached in Spain in order that our pupils learn to count from one to ten. Tomorrow I am going to teach it to a 4th grade Danish class. I have translated it by myself, so maybe it is not perfect, but at least they will have an idea about the meaning of what they sing.

 I hope they enjoy it and learn a little bit of Spanish.




La Gallina Turuleca :                                                         
Yo conozco una vecina,
que ha comprado una gallina,
que parece una sardina enlatada.

Tiene las patas de alambre,
porque pasa mucha hambre,
y la pobre está todita desplumada.

Pone huevos en la sala,
y también en la cocina,
pero nunca los pone en el corral.

La gallina, Turuleca,
es un caso singular,
la gallina, Turuleca,
está loca de verdad.

ESTRIBILLO:
La gallina Turuleca,
ha puesto un huevo,
ha puesto dos,
ha puesto tres.

La gallina Turuleca,
ha puesto cuatro,
ha puesto cinco,
ha puesto seis.

La gallina Turuleca,
ha puesto siete,
ha puesto ocho,
ha puesto nueve.

¿Dónde está esa gallinita?
Déjala, la pobrecita,
déjala que ponga diez.



Turuleca, the hen
I know a neighbor,
who has bought a hen
which looks like a canned sardine.

Her legs seem wires,
because she is starving,
and the poor of her is completely plucked.


She lays eggs in the living room,
and also in the kitchen,
but she never lays them in the pen.


Turuleca, the hen,
is a particular one,
Turuleca, the hen,
is really crazy.


 CHORUS:
Turuleca, the hen,
has lied one egg,
has lied two,
has lied three.

Turuleca, the hen,
has lied four,
has lied five,
has lied six.


Turuleca, the hen,
has lied seven,
has lied eight,
has lied nine.


Where is the hen?
let the poor hen
 lying ten.



Here you can see the video:

4 comentarios:

  1. Thank you Paula for sharing this funny song, your danish pupils sure will enjoy it very much, would like to see some photos or a video of all of you singing it.

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  2. I am sorry but we are not allowed to take pictures of the children without asking parents first. But I assure you that they really liked it.

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  3. Hi Paula. It is your teacher speaking. Did the song wake the pupils curiosity for Spain? I think it is a the use of songs an music videos is a good way to start an intercultural dialoge.

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  4. Yes they really liked it and learnt just the chorus, as the other part was too difficult for a 4th grade class. Moreover, the teacher kept the song and the video and said we would practice it again in order that their pupils learn a little bit of Spanish. It was really enjoyable!

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