Duérmete niño
Duérmete niño
Go to Sleep Child
Canción de cuna
Lullaby
(Spanish)
(English)
Duérmete niño
Duérmete tú
Antes que venga
El currucutú.
Duérmete niño
Duérmete tú
Antes que venga
El guanaguana
Qui-qui-ri-qui.
Go to sleep child,
Go to sleep, you,
Before the
Screech owl comes.
Go to sleep child,
Go to sleep, you,
Before the
Black skimmer bird comes,
Caw, caw, caw, caw.
Notes
El currucutú is a tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba) that's found in parts of South and Central America.
El guanaguana is the black skimmer (Rynchops niger) - a seabird that's found in parts of North and South America.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Lisa.
Photo of Tropical Screech Owl: By Raul Herbster - silent owl - Ceará@BrazilUploaded by Snowmanradio, cc by 2.0.
Photo of Black Skimmer: By Googie Man, cc by sa 3.0.
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