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Cancion de la Sopa de Ajo (Dominican Republic)
From the singing of Tomasina Gritz

Duermete niña chiquita,
Qué tu madre no está aquí,
Ella anda buscando un huevo
Para hacerte una aguají,

Y si tú no te dormiera,
Mamá no te traerá,
Agua para el aguajåi,
Y Huevos qué comprará.
Tra la...


Click for translation.


[ CancionAjo.mp3 : 1.3 MB ]


Julia Soto Lebentritt, founder/ director of Song Bank's Lullaby Project, records lullabies. Photo by John Rodriguez.





Cancion Score

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