La hormiguita
Repeat the 1st verse each time with a different vowel sound.
La hormiguita
The Little Ant
Canción infantil
Vowel Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Tengo una hormiguita en la patita
Que me está haciendo cosquillitas
Y no me deja dormir...
Con la A
Tanga ana harmagata an la patata
Ca ma astá hazanda cascallatas
A na ma daja darmar...
Con la E
Tengue ene hermeguete en le petete
Que me esté hecende quesquelletes
E ne me deje dermer...
Con la I
Tingui ini hirmiguiti in li pititi
Qui mi istí hicindi quisquillitis
Y ni mi diji dirmir...
Con la O
Tongo ono hormogoto on lo pototo
Co mo ostó hozondo coscollotos
O no mo dojo dormor...
Con la U
Tungu unu hurmugutu un lu pututu
Cu mu ustú huzundu cuscullutus
U nu mu duju durmur...
Tengo una hormiguita en la patita
Que me está haciendo cosquillitas
Y no me deja dormir...
I have a little ant on my leg
And it's tickling me
And doesn't let me sleep…
With an A
A hava a lattla ant an ma lag
And at's tacklang ma
And das'ant lat ma slap…
With an E
E heve e lettle ent en me leg
End et's teckleng me
End des'ent let me slep…
With an I
I hivi i littli int in mi lig
Ind it's tickling mi
Ind dis'int lit mi slip…
With an O
O hovo o lottlo ont on mo log
Ond ot's tocklong mo
Ond dos'ont lot mo slop…
With a U
U huvu u luttlu unt un mu lug
Und ut's tucklung mu
Und dus'unt lut mu slup…
I have a little ant on my leg
And it's tickling me
And doesn't let me sleep…
Notes
Note that in Spanish, "a" is pronounced "ah", "e" is pronounced "eh", "i" is pronounced "ee", "o" is pronounced "oh" and "u" is pronounced "oo".
There's a version with the last line as "Y no me deja trabajar" (and doesn't let me work).
Thanks!
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