
Lyrics - Spanish
(Mexican folk song)
La mar estaba serena, serena estaba la mar. (repeat)
For each subsequent verse, sing each vowel the same: a, e, i, o, u (similar to Apples and Bananas)
a: La mar astaba sarana, sarana astaba la mar. (repeat)
e: Le mer estebe serene, serene estebe le mer. (repeat)
i: Li mir istibi sirini, sirini istibi li mir. (repeat)
o: Lo mor ostobo sorono, sorono ostobo lo mor. (repeat)
u: Lu mur ustubu surunu, surunu ustubu lu mur. (repeat)
English Translation - The sea was calm
The sea was calm, calm was the sea (repeat)
See also
- Country: Mexico
- Subjects: A,E,I,O,U / water
- Harmony: chords i, iv, V
- Meter: 6/8
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: m,l,t,drmf
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody

