La Cucaracha -

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Description

Grade: First
Origin: Mexican Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: ti ti ti | ta ti ( 3 4 & | 1 2)
| ta ti ti ti ti | ta ta/a | ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta ta/a | ta/ |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do/Mi, Mi\So, So/Ti, Ti/Re, Re/So
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, Latin rhythm
Key Words: Mexico, geography, cockroach, scampering, across, Latin rhythm

**“La Cucaracha”**
English version: La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha, He’s a merry little bug. La Cucaracha, La Cucaracha, Scampering across the floor. Spanish: La cucaracha, La cucaracha, Ya no puede caminar. Porque no tiene, Porque le falta, Una pata para andar. Translation: The cockroach, The cockroach, Can’t walk anymore. Because he’s lacking, Because he doesn’t have, A foot with which to walk.

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