Yo soy un artista
This song originated in Germany as a fairy tale. It's part of the collection of songs like the American, "I am a Fine Musician" and the German, "Ich bin ein Musikante".
Yo soy un artista
I am an Artist
Canción cumulativa
Cumulative Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Líder: Yo soy un artista y vengo de París
Grupo: Somos los artistas, venimos de París*.
Líder: Y sé tocar muy bien**,
Grupo: Y nosotros también.
Líder: Yo toco la guitarra,
Grupo: Tocamos la guitarra.
Todos: Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin drin drin.
Líder: Yo soy un artista y vengo de París
Grupo: Somos los artistas, venimos de París.
Líder: Y sé tocar muy bien,
Grupo: Y nosotros también.
Líder: Yo toco el tambor,
Grupo: Tocamos el tambor.
Todos: Bum bum bum, bum bum bum,
Bum bum bum, bum bum bum,
Bum bum bum, bum bum bum,
Bum bum bum bum bum.
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin drin drin.
(Pueden agregar cuantos instrumentos quieran…)
Leader: I am an artist and I come from Paris.
Group: We are the artists, we come from Paris.
Leader: And I can play very well,
Group: And we can too.
Leader: I play the guitar,
Group: We play the guitar.
All: Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin drin drin.
Leader: I am an artist and I come from Paris
Group: We are the artists, we come from Paris.
Leader: And I can play very well,
Group: And we can too.
Leader: I play the drum,
Group: We play the drum.
All: Boom boom boom, boom boom boom,
Boom boom boom, boom boom boom,
Boom boom boom, boom boom boom,
Boom boom boom boom boom.
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin, drin drin drin,
Drin drin drin drin drin.
(You can add as many instruments as you wish…)
Notes
*Alternate line: Tú eres un cuentista que no has estado allí. (You are a liar who hasn't been there.)
**Alternate line: "Es que yo sé tocar" (The fact is that I can play.)
Thanks!
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique.