El Botecito – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

• By: Los Hijos Del Pueblo

Lyrics & Translation

Immerse yourself in Spanish through the joyful rhythms of 'El Botecito' by Los Hijos Del Pueblo! This song offers a fun way to learn active Spanish verbs, diminutives (like '-ito'), and imperative phrasing while experiencing the vibrant tradition of Mexican cumbia dance culture.

[English]

That little boat, that little boat

That little boat gets rusty if it doesn't move

That little boat, that little boat

That little boat is for enjoying life

Move it, move it, move it

Move that little boat, baby

Move it, move it, move it

Move that little boat, baby, that little boat, that little boat

...

...

That little boat God gave you

Is not for the worms

To eat up

That little boat God gave you

Is for us humans to enjoy

That little boat God gave you is not for the worms to eat up

That little boat God gave you is for us humans to enjoy

Move it, move it, move it

Move that little boat, baby

Move it, move it, move it

Move that little boat, baby, that little boat, that little boat

Let's dance, baby

...

That little boat God gave you

Is not for the worms to eat up

That little boat God gave you

Is for us humans to enjoy

That little boat God gave you

Is not for the worms to eat up

That little boat God gave you

Is for us humans to enjoy

That little boat, that little boat, that little boat gets rusty if it doesn't move

That little boat, that little boat, that little boat is for enjoying life

Move it, move it, move it

Move that little boat, baby

Move it, move it, move it

Move that little boat, baby, that little boat, that little boat

Move that little boat real sweet, mama

Move that little boat real sweet, mama

That little boat, mama, nice and sweet

That little boat, mama, nice and sweet

...

[Spanish]

Ese botecito ese botecito

Ese botecito si no se mueve se oxida

Ese botecito ese botecito

Ese botecito es para gozar la vida

"Muevelo q muevelo q muevelo"

Mueve nena ese botecito

"Muevelo q muevelo q muevelo"

Mueve nena ese botecito, ese botecito, ese botecito

Ese botecito que dios te dio

No es para que se lo coman

Los gusanos.

Ese botecito que dios te dio

Es para que lo gozemos los humanos.

Ese botecito que dios te dio no es para que se lo coman los gusanos

Ese botecito que dios te dio es para que lo gozemos los humanos.

Muevelo que muevelo q muevelo

Mueve nena ese botecito

Muevelo que muevelo q muevelo"

Mueve nena ese botecito ese botecito ese botecito

Bailamos nena

Ese botecito q dios te dio

No es para que se lo coman los gusanos

Ese botecito que dios te dio

Es para que lo gozemos los humanos

Ese botecito que dios te dio

No es para que se lo coman los gusanos

Ese botecito que dios te dio

Es para que lo gozemos los humanos

Ese botecito ese botecito ese botecito si no se mueve se oxida.

Ese botecito ese botecito ese botecito es para gozar la vida.

Muevelo que muevelo que muevelo

Mueve nena ese botecito.

Muevelo que muevelo que muevelo

Mueve nena ese botecito ese botecito ese botecito

Ese botecito mami mueve muy sabrosito

Ese botecito mami mueve muy sabrosito

Ese botecito mami rico y sabrosito.

Ese botecito mami rico y sabrosito

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
botecito bo-te-ci-to A2	noun - Little boat; metaphorically referring to the body or hips in the song.
mover mo-ver A1	verb - To move; to shake or dance with the body.
oxidar ok-si-dar B2	verb - To rust, to oxidize; to become rusty or lose mobility due to inactivity.
gozar go-zar B1	verb - To enjoy, to relish, to experience pleasure.
vida bi-da A1	noun - Life; existence.
nena ne-na A2	noun - Baby, girl, babe; informal term of endearment for a woman.
Dios djos A2	noun - God; supreme being.
dar dar A1	verb - To give, to grant, to bestow.
comer ko-mer A1	verb - To eat, to consume.
gusano gu-sa-no B1	noun - Worm, maggot.
humano u-ma-no A2	noun - Human being, person. adjective - Human (relating to humans).
bailar baj-lar A1	verb - To dance.
mami ma-mi A1	noun - Mommy; colloquially used as an affectionate term for an attractive woman.
sabrosito sa-bro-si-to B1	adjective - Tasty, delightful; colloquially rhythmically pleasing or attractive. adverb - In a tasty, rhythmically enjoyable way.
rico ri-ko A1	adjective - Rich; delicious, delightful, pleasing.