La Cucaracha - Sing-Along Read-Along Kids Song

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It's La Cucaracha Karaoke! Now you can sing along - or read along to the viral kids music hit, a bilingual version of the Mexican folk song, La Cucaracha.

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF LA CUCARACHA?

I recently received an e-mail from Sweden asking about the Mexican folksong, “La Cucaracha”. The writer wondered how this song could be so familiar so far away from it’s Latin American roots. The answer is simple, some songs are just that catchy, simple and have a certain magic about them. “La Cucuarcha” is just one of those songs.

So, what is this well-loved little globe-trotting song all about? Let’s start with the basics. The Spanish word “cucaracha” means cockroach and there are multiple verses to the song, many of which are silly or nonsensical. Although most frequently associated with Mexican culture, the song actually dates back to a Spanish “corrido” song. No one really knows how old “La Cucaracha” is but at least one version appears in a songbook that was published in 1492.

Is there a standard set of lyrics? No! If you check out the wikipedia page below you’ll see lots of verses including many with historical or cultural references. And, naturally, then there ones that are clever or silly, such as:

(Spanish) Cuando uno quiere a una
y esta una no lo quiere,
es lo mismo que si un calvo
en la calle encuentra un peine

(English) When a man loves a woman
but she doesn't love him back
it's like a bald man
finding a comb in the street.
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