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This is a fun dance remix of the classic Mexican folk song, La Cucaracha. Add it to your Spotify playlist for songs for Hispanic Heritage month, bilingual songs, songs about animals or música infantíl, here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1cQVyjPZ3pfFLMn5BrUuZT?si=DnWnLGiSRlSmRTcSP5QYTw This dance remix is by the fantastic Omniks aka Pavel Isachenka. What do the lyrics to La Cucaracha mean? Let’s start with the basics. The Spanish word “cucaracha” means cockroach and there are an amazing number of verses to the song, many of which are silly or nonsensical. Although most frequently associated with Mexican culture, the song dates back to a Spanish “corrido” song. No one really knows how old “La Cucaracha” is but at least one version appears in a songbook that was published in 1492. What are the lyrics to La Cucaracha? Were you wondering if there are a standard set of lyrics? No! If you check out the Wikipedia page for La Cucaracha below you’ll see dozens of verses including many with historical references to the Mexican Revolution plus an abundance of silly or nonsensical ones as well. Is there a kids version or family-friendly version of La Cucaracha? Yes! And you found it here. The original - with almost 7 million hits - is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfka9m6NhzE, Since one of the most common verses of La Cucaracha mentions marijuana, folk singer DARIA uses an alternate verse she learned from a nun in Lima, Peru who loved the song but wanted to avoid that one verse. Are there English lyrics for La Cucaracha? Well, yes and no. The verses here were written by Daria. She kept with the idea of the original song if writing funny things that the cockroach might see or do and her verses are about a little cockroach that loves to play the guiro - a cool percussion instrument found throughout Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. A Dancing Cockroach? Well, why not. If the song isn’t fanciful enough, why not have the cockroach dance and play instruments and even be the DJ like she is in this video! Happy Hispanic Heritage Month To All! Lyrics To La Cucaracha What’s a… what’s a… what’s a cucaracha ?It’s a … It’s a … cockroach! What’s a… what’s a… what’s a cucaracha ?It’s a … It’s a … cockroach! La cucaracha, La cucaracha, ya no puede caminar Por que le falte, por que no tiene Dinero para gastar The little cockroach, the little cockroach, I saw him just the other day I like him best when, he takes his things and… He gets his friends and moves away! The little cockroach, the little cockroach, He likes to play up with the band Upon the guiro, he is a hero He’s got the fastest moving hands La cucaracha, La cucaracha, y a no puede caminar Por que le falte, por que no tiene Dinero para gastar The little cockroach, the little cockroach, He likes to play up with the band Upon the guiro, he is a hero He’s got the fastest moving hands The little cockroach, the little cockroach, I saw him just the other day I like him best when, he takes his things and He gets his friends and moves away - ole! (new English lyrics by Daria Marmaluk-Hajioannou)