El Baile de los Pajaritos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: CantaJuego

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a new language can be as fun as a dance! With "El Baile de los Pajaritos" by CantaJuego, you and your little ones can learn simple Spanish vocabulary related to body parts and actions, all while doing a fun and easy-to-follow dance. This song is special because it's part of a pedagogical project designed to help children's development, making it a perfect and joyful way to introduce the Spanish language.

[English]

Little birds to dance

When you are just born

You must move your little tail

To be a little bird

You must dance this dance

And bring joy to everyone

You must move your beak

And shake your feathers

Wiggle your little tail

You will bend your knees

You will take two little jumps

And you will fly

It's a day of celebration

Dance without stopping

Let's fly, you and I

Crossing the blue sky

And the wide sea

Little birds to dance

The youngest will jump

The oldest will move

We are not done yet

We will dance without stopping

Until the night ends

You must move your beak

And shake your feathers

Wiggle your little tail

You will bend your knees

You will take two little jumps

And you will fly

It's a day of celebration

Dance without stopping

Let's fly, you and I

Crossing the blue sky

And the wide sea

Little birds to dance

The youngest will jump

The oldest will move

We are not done yet

We will dance without stopping

Until the night ends

You must move your beak

And shake your feathers

Wiggle your little tail

You will bend your knees

You will take two little jumps

And you will fly

Little birds to dance

When you are just born

You must move your little tail

To be a little bird

You must dance this dance

And bring joy to everyone

You must move your beak

And shake your feathers

Wiggle your little tail

You will bend your knees

You will take two little jumps

And you will fly

...

[Spanish]

Pajaritos a bailar

Cuando acabas de nacer

Tu colita has de mover

Para un pajarito ser

Este baile has de bailar

Y a todo el mundo alegrar

El piquito has de mover

Y las plumas sacudir

La colita remover

Las rodillas doblarás

Dos saltitos tú darás

Y volarás

Es día de fiesta

Baila sin parar

Vamos a volar tú y yo

Cruzando el cielo azul

Y el ancho mar

Pajaritos a bailar

El más joven saltará

El mayor se moverá

No hemos terminado aún

Bailaremos sin parar

Hasta la noche acabar

El piquito has de mover

Y las plumas sacudir

La colita remover

Las rodillas doblarás

Dos saltitos tú darás

Y volarás

Es día de fiesta

Baila sin parar

Vamos a volar tú y yo

Cruzando el cielo azul

Y el ancho mar

Pajaritos a bailar

El más joven saltará

El mayor se moverá

No hemos terminado aún

Bailaremos sin parar

Hasta la noche acabar

El piquito has de mover

Y las plumas sacudir

La colita remover

Las rodillas doblarás

Dos saltitos tú darás

Y volarás

Pajaritos a bailar

Cuando acabas de nacer

Tu colita has de mover

Para un pajarito ser

Este baile has de bailar

Y a todo el mundo alegrar

El piquito has de mover

Y las plumas sacudir

La colita remover

Las rodillas doblarás

Dos saltitos tú darás

Y volarás

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bailar /baiˈlar/ A1	verb - to dance
pajaritos /pa.xaˈɾi.tos/ A1	noun - little birds
mover /moˈβeɾ/ A1	verb - to move
colita /koˈli.ta/ A2	noun - little tail
mundo /ˈmun.do/ A1	noun - world
alegrar /aleˈɣɾaɾ/ A2	verb - to make happy, to cheer up
piquito /piˈki.to/ A2	noun - little beak
plumas /ˈplu.mas/ A2	noun - feathers
sacudir /sa.kuˈðiɾ/ B1	verb - to shake
rodillas /roˈði.ʎas/ A2	noun - knees
doblar /doˈβlaɾ/ A2	verb - to bend, to fold
saltitos /salˈti.tos/ A2	noun - little jumps
volar /boˈlaɾ/ A1	verb - to fly
fiesta /ˈfjes.ta/ A1	noun - party, celebration
cielo /ˈθje.lo/ A1	noun - sky
azul /aˈθul/ A1	adjective - blue
mar /mar/ A1	noun - sea
joven /ˈxo.βen/ A1	adjective - young
mayor /maˈʝoɾ/ A1	adjective - older, bigger
noche /ˈno.tʃe/ A1	noun - night

Key Grammar Structures

• Pajaritos a bailar

  ➔ Infinitive form used as a noun.

  ➔ In this line, "Pajaritos" (little birds) is the subject, and "a bailar" (to dance) indicates the action they are to perform.

• Cuando acabas de nacer

  ➔ Subordinate clause indicating time.

  ➔ The phrase "Cuando acabas de nacer" (When you are born) sets the time frame for the action.

• Las rodillas doblarás

  ➔ Future tense in the second person.

  ➔ The verb "doblarás" (you will bend) indicates an action that will take place in the future.

• Es día de fiesta

  ➔ Present tense for stating facts.

  ➔ The phrase "Es día de fiesta" (It is a holiday) states a fact about the current situation.

• Vamos a volar tú y yo

  ➔ First person plural with an infinitive.

  ➔ The phrase "Vamos a volar" (Let's fly) invites the listener to join in the action.

• Bailaremos sin parar

  ➔ Future tense indicating continuous action.

  ➔ The verb "bailaremos" (we will dance) suggests that the action will continue without interruption.

• Hasta la noche acabar

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating duration.

  ➔ The phrase "Hasta la noche acabar" (Until the night ends) indicates the time frame for the action.