Te dije, mamá te dije!
Te dije, mamá te dije!
I Told You Mommy, I Told You!
Canción infantil
Children's Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Te dije, mamá te dije!
No me gusta dormir solo.
Me llenaste de peluches
que no abrazan cuando lloro.
¡Te dije, mamá te dije!
que el silencio me da miedo.
Me colgaste y con alarmas
sonajeros y cuneros.
(Estribillo)
Yo agradezco enormemente
tu cariño y comprensión,
pero ahora pa' que duerma
de corrido estoy peor.
Siendo así lo que hay que hacer
te bato* la solución:
es que yo pase a tu cama
y papi vaya al comedor.
¡Te dije, mamá te dije!
que la oscuridad me asusta
me prendiste tantas luces
que las noches ya son fiestas
¡Te dije, mamá te dije!
que de noche tengo sed
me pusiste un vaso de agua
¡pero quiero leche y te!
(Repite estribillo)
I told you Mommy, I told you!
I don't like sleeping alone,
You put me in bed with stuffed animals
That don't hold me when I cry.
I told you Mommy, I told you!
That the quietness scares me.
You hung up alarms
And rattles and cradle toys.
(Chorus)
I'm very grateful to you
For your understanding and love
But now, I must sleep
And I can't stop feeling worse.
Since it's the way it has to be done,
I will tell you the solution,
I should go into your bed
And Daddy can go to the dining room.
I told you Mommy, I told you!
That the dark frightens me,
You hung up so many lights
That the nights look like parties.
I told you Mommy, I told you!
That I get thirsty at night,
You gave me a glass of water
But I want milk and tea.
(Repeat chorus)
Notes
*Re. "Batir" - "batir" is a Lunfardo verb meaning "to tell, to say". "Lunfardo" is Spanish slang which originated in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Lunfardo is often found in the lyrics of tangos.
Comments
Here is a short genesis of "Tango para chicos"
One morning Graciela Pesce was about to send her son to school, the boy, was reluctant at first. Then with much more determination he expressed his will not to go that day, since they had… "Ugh, tango!". That Mom, an author and composer, knew at once what she must do… set out to teach her son what tango is. Talking in clear and easily understandable speech, she created a series of tangos "for kids". Preschool teacher, workgroup manager, educationalist and composer, Graciela Pesce released her first "Tango para chicos" CD in 1998 and considering the success from the reviewers and sales, she started a series that included several cd's.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Graciela Pesce and Daniel Yarmolinski for contributing this song by Graciela Pesce from Tango para chicos.
¡Muchas gracias!
