Ronda de los Conejos – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Adriana Szuster
• Album: Canciones de la Granja de Zenón 2

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the playful world of "Ronda de los Conejos" by Adriana Szuster, a delightful children's song perfect for Spanish language learners. Its repetitive and simple lyrics about jumping rabbits, eating carrots, and blowing kisses make vocabulary acquisition easy and fun. This song not only teaches basic Spanish words and phrases but also introduces cultural aspects of children's 'rondas' (circle games), making it a joyful and engaging way to experience the language through music and movement.

[English]

[Music]

(Woman's voice sings)

Very close, very close, very close

very far, very far.

Very close, very close, very close

very far, very far.

The rabbits jump, in front of the mirror

they turn around and leave.

The rabbits jump, in front of the mirror

they turn around and leave.

Very close, very close, very close

very far, very far.

Very close, very close, very close

very far, very far.

They eat carrots, yum yum yum

all the rabbits

turn around and leave.

They eat carrots, yum, yum, yum

all the rabbits

turn around and leave.

Very close, very close, very close

very far, very far.

Very close, very close, very close

very far, very far.

They blow many kisses, muah muah muah

all the rabbits

turn around and leave.

They blow many kisses, muah muah muah

all the rabbits

turn around and leave.

[Music]

(Preview of other songs)

[Spanish]

[Música]

(Voz de mujer canta)

Cerquita cerquita cerquita

muy lejos, muy lejos.

Cerquita cerquita cerquita

muy lejos, muy lejos.

Saltan los conejos, frente al espejo

dan una vuelta y se van.

Saltan los conejos, frente al espejo

dan una vuelta y se van.

Cerquita cerquita cerquita

muy lejos, muy lejos.

Cerquita cerquita cerquita

muy lejos, muy lejos.

Comen zanahorias, ñam ñam ñam

todos los conejos

dan una vuelta y se van.

Comen zanahorias, ñam, ñam, ñam

todos los conejos

dan una vuelta y se van.

Cerquita cerquita cerquita

muy lejos, muy lejos.

Cerquita cerquita cerquita

muy lejos, muy lejos.

Tiran muchos besos, mua mua mua

todos los conejos

dan una vuelta y se van.

Tiran muchos besos, mua mua mua

todos los conejos

dan una vuelta y se van.

[Música]

(Adelanto de otras canciones)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
conejo /koˈne.xo/ A1	noun - rabbit
zanahoria /θanaˈoɾja/ A1	noun - carrot
beso /ˈbeso/ A1	noun - kiss
salta /ˈsalta/ A1	verb - to jump
comer /koˈmeɾ/ A1	verb - to eat
vuelta /ˈbwelta/ A2	noun - turn
lejos /ˈlexos/ A2	adjective - far
cerquita /θerˈkita/ A2	adverb - very close
mucha /ˈmutʃa/ A2	adjective - much, many

Key Grammar Structures

• Cerquita cerquita cerquita muy lejos, muy lejos.

  ➔ Adverbial phrases indicating proximity and distance.

  ➔ The phrase "cerquita" means 'very close' and "muy lejos" means 'very far'.

• Saltan los conejos, frente al espejo.

  ➔ Present tense for habitual actions.

  ➔ The verb "saltan" (they jump) indicates a repeated action by the rabbits.

• Comen zanahorias, ñam ñam ñam.

  ➔ Present tense for actions.

  ➔ The verb "comen" (they eat) shows what the rabbits are doing currently.

• Tiran muchos besos, mua mua mua.

  ➔ Present tense for actions.

  ➔ The verb "tiran" (they throw) indicates the action of the rabbits throwing kisses.