Mamá,
yo quiero ser de plata.
Hijo,
tendrás mucho frío.
Mamá.
Yo quiero ser de agua.
Hijo,
tendrás mucho frío.
Mamá.
Bórdarme en tu almohada.
¡Eso sí!
¡Ahora mismo!
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Luis Manuel Alvarez (b. 1939), "Canción tonta", 1962 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Bruce Christian Bennett (b. 1968), "Canción tonta", 1988 [ soprano, clarinet, guitar, harpsichord, five-string viola (or violin or viola), violoncello ], from Five Spanish Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 - 2002), "Canción tonta", 1953, published 1953 [ voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Silvestre Revueltas (1899 - 1940), "Canción tonta", R 69 no. 3, ISR 2 no. 3 (1939), orchestrated 1969 [ medium voice and piano or instrumental ensemble ], from Cinco canciones para niños y dos canciones profanas, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alicia Terzián (b. 1934), "Canción tonta", 1956 [ medium voice and piano ], from Canciones para niños, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jennifer Capaldo) , "Silly song", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Chanson bête", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 29
Mamma,
I want to be made of silver.
Son,
you'll be very cold.
Mamma,
I want to be made of water.
Son,
you'll be very cold.
Mamma.
Embroider me in your pillow.
Of course!
Right away!