
Lyrics - Spanish
(Mexican folk song)
1. Estaba la rana sentada cantando debajo del agua
Cuando la rana salió a cantar, vino la mosca y la hizo callar
2. La mosca a la rana que estaba cantando debajo del agua
Cuando la mosca salió a cantar, vino la araña y la hizo callar
3. La araña a la mosca la mosca a la rana…
Cuando la araña salió a cantar, vino el ratón y la hizo callar
4. El ratón a la araña la araña a la mosca la mosca a la rana que estaba…
…vino el gato…
5. El gato…el perro
6. El perro…el palo
7. El palo…el fuego
8. El fuego…el agua
9. El agua…el hombre
(Traditional last 2 verses available here)
My original verses below…
English Translation - The frog
1. There was a frog sitting singing under the water
When the frog went to sing, then came a mosquito and he made him be quiet.
2. The mosquito to the frog were sitting singing under the water
When the mosquito went to sing, then came a spider and he made him be quiet.
3. The spider to the fly, a fly to the frog…
When the spider went to sing, then came a mouse and he made him be quiet.
4. The mouse to the spider, the spider to the fly, the fly to the frog were…
…then came a cat…
5. The cat…the dog
6. The dog…the stick
7. The stick…the fire
8. The fire…the water
9. The water…the man
See also
- Country: Mexico
- Subject: frog
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Melody: repeated tones / dominant triad / low do
- Meter: 6/8
- Rhythm:
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: drmfst
YouTube
- Song with chords, English lyrics + 2 new verses
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song

