Naranja dulce
"I love Naranja Dulce because of its melody and lyrics!" -Chloe Gioia
Naranja dulce
Sweet Orange
Juego en círculo
Circle Game
(Spanish)
(English)
Naranja dulce
Limón partido
dame un abrazo
que yo te pido.
Si fueran falsos
mis juramentos,
en un momento
se olvidarán.
Toca la marcha,
mi pecho llora,
adiós señora,
que ya me voy
adiós señora,
que ya me voy.
Sweet orange,
Sliced lemon too,
Give me the hug
I ask from you.
If my oaths
Were untrue,
In just a wink
You'd forget them.
A march is playing,
My heart is crying,
Farewell my lady
Away I'm going,
Farewell my lady
Away I'm going.
Game Instructions
Children stand facing each other in a circle. One kid is chosen to stand in the middle. The children serenade this kid with this song, while she skips around the inside of the circle looking for a dance partner. When the song ends, she chooses her partner, then dances in the middle of the circle with her partner as the rest of the children sing Naranja Dulce.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to Randi Enkhorn for sharing the game instructions with us!
Illustration by Helen Hyde (1913).
¡Muchas gracias!
