Estaba la calavera

Lyrics - Spanish

(folk song)

Estaba la calavera sentada en su butaca,
Vino la muerte y le dijo:
(spoken)
Hija ¿Por qué estás tan flaca?

Astaba la calavera santada an sa bataca,
Vana la muarta a la daja:
(spoken)
Haja, ¿Par qua astas tan flaca?

Estebe le celevere sentede en se betece,
Vene le muerte e le deje:
(spoken)
Heje, ¿Per que estes ten flece?

Istibi li ciliviri sintidi in si bitici,
Vini li muirti i li diji:
(spoken)
Hiji, ¿Pir qui istis tin flici?

Ostobo lo colovoro sontodo on so botoco,
Vono lo muorto o lo dojo:
(spoken)
Hojo, ¿Por quo ostos ton floco?

Ustubu lu culuvuru suntudu un su butucu,
Vunu lu muurtu u lu duju:
(spoken)
Huju, ¿Pur quu ustus tun flucu?

English Translation - There was a skull

There was a skull sitting in her chair,
Along came Death who said,
(spoken)
“Daughter, why are you so skinny?

Each verse is repeated with a different vowel:

A, E, I, O, U

See also

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  • PDF of song with chords
  • MIDI file
  • Listen to the melody

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