De Colores

(Colores * Bright with Colors)

De Colores came to the Americas from central Spain in the sixteenth century and is now sung all over the Spanish-speaking world on special occasions and celebrations. It is also the anthem of the United Farm workers of America, a union founded by Cesar Chavez, most of whose members are Spanish-speaking. People hold hands and sway while singing this beautiful song.

De colores,	Bright with colors,
de colores se visten los campos	bright with colors the mountains and valleys
en la primavera.	dress up in the springtime.
De colores,	Bright with colors,
de colores son los pajaritos que	bright with colors all the little birds
vienen de afuera.	fill the skies in the daytime.
De colores,	Bright with colors,
de colores es el arco iris	bright with colors the rainbow brings joy
que vemos lucir.	with the glory of spring.
Y por eso los grandes amores	And a bright love with colors
de muchos colores	has found us with peace all around us
me gustan a mi.(cantar dos yeses)	that makes our hearts sing. (sing twice)
Canta el gallo, canta el gallo con el	Hear the rooster, hear the rooster singing his
kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri.	kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri, kiri.
La gallina, la gallina con el	In the morning, In the morning the hen sings her
cara, cara, cara, cara, cara.	cara, cara, cara, cara, cara.
Los pollelos, los pollelos con el	All day singing, baby chicks all day singing their
pio, pio, pio, pio, pi.	pio, pio, pio, pio, pi.
Y por eso los grandes amores	And a bright love with colors
de muchos colores	has found us with peace all around us
me gustan a mi.(cantar dos yeses)	that makes our hearts sing. (sing twice)
Viva!	Viva!