Patinaba una niña en París
There are slightly different versions of this rhyme.
Patinaba una niña en París
A Girl Was Skating in Paris
Rima de juego de goma
Chinese Jump Rope Game
(Spanish)
(English)
Patiná, na, na,
Patiná, na, na
Patinaba una niña en París, ris, ris.
Tropezó, zo, zo,
Tropezó, zo, zo
Y a la orilla del rio cayó.
Como pre, pre, pre,
Como pre, pre, pre
Como premio le iban a dar, dar, dar,
Un vestí, ti, ti,
Un vestí, ti, ti,
Un vestido para patinar en París.
She was skating -ting -ting,
She was skating -ting -ting
A girl was skating in Paris, -ris, -ris.
She stumbled, -bulled, bulled,
She stumbled, -bulled, -bulled
And on the bank of the river she fell.
As a re-, re-, re-,
As a re-, re-, re-,
As a reward, they were going to give her, her, her
A suit, suit, suit,
A suit, suit, suit
A suit to skate in in Paris.
Notes
The Spanish language very often puts the verb before its subject, and in this song the subject only shows up on the second line.
Patiná, na, na, patiná, na, na
(She was skating -ting -ting. [2x's])
Patinaba una niña en París, ris, ris.
(A girl was skating in Paris, -ris, -ris)
Resbaló, lo, lo, resbaló, lo, lo
(She slipped, slipped, slipped [2x's])
y de morros al suelo cayó.
(And she fell flat on her face)
Como pre, pre, pre, como pre, pre, pre
(As a re-, re-, re- [2x's])
como premio le iban a dar, dar dar,
(As a reward, they were going to give her, her, her)
un vestí, ti, ti, un vestí, ti, ti,
(A suit, suit, suit [2x's])
un vestido para patinar
(A suit to skate in)
patiná, patiná.
(Skate in, skate in.)
Thanks!
Patiná, na, na, patiná, na, na
(She was skating -ting -ting [2x's])
patinaba una niña en París, ris, ris.
(A girl was skating in Paris, -ris, -ris)
Resbaló, lo, lo, resbaló, lo, lo
(She slipped, slipped, slipped [2x's])
y al fondo del rio cayó.
(And at the bottom of the river she fell.)
Como pre, pre, pre, como pre, pre, pre
(As a re-, re-, re- [2x's])
como premio le iban a dar, dar dar,
(As a reward, they were going to give her, her, her)
un vestí, ti, ti, un vestí, ti, ti,
(A suit, suit, suit [2x's])
un vestido para patinar
(A suit to skate in)
patiná, patiná. (Skate in, skate in.)
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique & Lisa.
