As a mom raising bilingual children I’m always looking for fun ways to reinforce language learning in my house. We all know that kids learn best through play and since I have the toddler at home who is really favoring English most of the time, I really have to double down on the fun part to encourage him to practice more. Having a great playlist with children’s songs to learn Spanish that you can use to sing and play with your kids to make the learning totally divertido.
Traditional rondas infantiles (playground game song) are a big part of the list of children’s songs to learn Spanish that we use at home to reinforce the practice of the language in our home and take advantage that my other kids are in school and I can have more time exclusively with the little one and do so exclusively in Spanish.
The rondas infantiles are very popular in Latin America and their origin is directly linked to religious rituals that go back to the stone age. I love getting the kids playing rondas infantiles because it is one of those things I grew up with, playing outdoors with the neighborhood kids, and that we don’t see much nowadays. That’s why using children’s songs to learn Spanish not only provide the language acquisition part, but they include the cultural element that is also very important.
My older kids have learned many playground game songs while playing in school with their friends, but they are mostly in English, so I love to preserve those traditional games I learned as a kid, and teaching them part of their cultural heritage. If you don’t have any music in Spanish, don’t worry, YouTube has a wide range of children’s songs to learn Spanish available, and many of them even provide the lyrics, so you can learn them well enough to practice with your children.
My Favorite 5 Children’s Songs to Learn Spanish
We know that playground games songs are fun and educational, and using them to practice and learn Spanish will make them even better. Let’s go, sing along!
El Baile de la Caraqueña
Es el baile de la caraqueña
Es un baile muy disimulado
Poniendo la rodilla en el suelo
Todo el mundo se queda mirando
Caracolito de la mar
Que te quedaste sin bailar
Es el baile de la caraqueña
Es un baile muy disimulado
Da la vuelta, la vuelta María
Que este baile se baila así
Que este baile se baila de espalda
Remenea, remenea la falda
Remenea, remenea los brazos
Todo el mundo se queda admirado
Caracolito de la mar
Que te quedaste sin bailar
Matarile
Ambos a dos,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Ambos a dos,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Qué quiere usted,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Qué quiere usted,
Matarile, rile, ron.
Yo quiero un paje,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Yo quiero un paje,
Matarile, rile, ron.
Qué paje será ese
Matarile, rile, rile.
Qué paje será ese
Matarile, rile, ron.
Escoja usted,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Escoja usted,
Matarile, rile, ron.
Yo quiero a Mari
Matarile, rile, rile.
Yo quiero a Mari
Matarile, rile, ron.
Qué le va usted a regalar
Matarile, rile, rile.
Qué le va usted a regalar
Matarile, rile, ron.
Un pañuelo muy bonito,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Un pañuelo muy bonito,
Matarile, rile, ron.
Yo quiero bautizarla
Matarile, rile, rile.
Yo quiero bautizarla
Matarile, rile, ron.
Qué nombre le pondremos
Matarile, rile, rile.
Qué nombre le pondremos
Matarile, rile, ron.
Le pondremos la gordita
Matarile, rile, rile.
Le pondremos la gordita
Matarile, rile, ron.
Ése nombre no me gusta
Matarile, rile, rile.
Ése nombre no me gusta
Matarile, rile, ron.
Le pondremos la princesa
Matarile, rile, rile.
Le pondremos la princesa
Matarile, rile, ron.
Ése nombre si me gusta
Matarile, rile, rile.
Ése nombre si me gusta
Matarile, rile, ron.
Aquí tiene usted su paje,
Matarile, rile, rile.
Aquí tiene usted su paje,
Matarile, rile, ron.
Brinca la Tablita
Brinca la tablita
Ya yo la brinqué
Bríncala tu ahora
Que yo me cansé
Dos y dos son cuatro
Cuatro y dos son seis
Seis y dos son ocho
Y ocho, dieciséis
Brinca la tablita
Ya yo la brinqué
Bríncala tu ahora
Que yo me cansé
Dos y dos son cuatro
Cuatro y dos son seis
Seis y dos son ocho
Y ocho, dieciséis
Que Pase La Señorita
Que pase la señorita
Cuidado con la de atrás
Que tiene las orejitas
Igual que un alcatraz
Tras, tras, tras
Tras, tras, tras
Que pase la señorita
Cuidado con la de atrás
Que tiene las orejitas
Igual que un alcatraz
Tras, tras, tras
La de atrás se quedará
Comiendo batata asá, ¡sá, sá!
Arroz Con Leche
Arroz con leche,
se quiere casar
con una viudita de la capital
que sepa tejer,
que sepa bordar
que ponga la aguja
en el mismo lugar
Contigo sí
Contigo no
Contigo mi vida
Me casaré yo
[dania]
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