Lyrics - Spanish
(Folk song from Guatemala)
Vamos a la mar, tum, tum.
A comer pescado, tum, tum.
Boca colorada, tum, tum.
Fritito y asado, tum, tum.
Vamos a la mar, tum, tum.
A comer pescado, tum, tum.
Fritito y asado, tum, tum,
En sarten de palo, tum, tum.
English Translation - Let’s go to the sea
Let’s go to the sea, tum, tum.
To eat fish, tum, tum.
Colored (red) mouth, tum, tum.
Fried and roasted, tum, tum.
Let’s go to the sea, tum, tum.
To eat fish, tum, tum.
Fried and roasted, tum, tum.
In a wooden pan, tum, tum.
Recorder Notes: D, G, A, B, D’
See also
- folk songs from Guatemala
- summer songs
- call & response songs
- recorder DG songs
- recorder DGABCD’ songs
- songs with the tonic triad in the melody
- songs with chords I V
- source:Â Silver Burdett Music, Book 1, General Learning Corporation, 1974
 (or available for purchase here)
- Printable & Digital Visuals
- Song with chords in 2 keys, English Version, Recorders – or xylophone/glockenspiel call & response part – notes: D & G
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
