Cri-Cri is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic cricket, created by Fr… Read Full Bio ↴Cri-Cri is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic cricket, created by Francisco Gabilondo Soler in 1934 while broadcasting his own musical radio show on Mexico's station XEW.
Cri-Cri is known as the "grillito cantor" or "the singing cricket". He is a character created by Francisco Gabilondo Soler in his childhood and may even be considered "his inner personality"
The character became so famous and gave its author such renown, that it became a second name for Gabilondo. In the mid part of the 20th century he became the most recognizable singer of children's songs in Spanish. Gabilondo's dedication to this segment of the population has been greatly admired, comparable to Walt Disney in his honest approach to making life fun for those who are getting started in life.

La Cocorica
Cri-Cri Lyrics

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Salió la gallina, salió a pasear
con sus diez pollitos por el corral.
Doña Cocorica les hace ver
lo que todo pollo debe saber:

Aprendan primero que aquí en el corral
su padre el Gallo es la autoridad;
a diario, temprano, se oye su voz,

y es porque ordena que salga el Sol.

Doña Cocorica se encariñó
con los diez pollitos que Dios le dió,
apenas salieron del cascarón
y ya todos saben bien la lección

Ahora pollitos tendrán que buscar
algún gusanito para merendar.
Y al verlos rascando tras una lombriz,
la dulce Gallina es muy feliz.

Doña Cocorica con sencillez
se siente orgullosa de ser quien es.
Mirando a los rubios bajo sus pies
son bolas de estambre de tipo inglés.

Escuchen pollitos, no deben correr
pues son pequeñitos, se pueden caer.
A los pollos tontos se los comerán
los pícaros gatos o el gavilán.

Los pícaros gatos
o el gavilán...

Overall Meaning

In the song "La Cocorica" by Cri-Cri, a mother hen named Doña Cocorica takes her ten chicks out to walk in the yard. She teaches them the importance of respecting their father, the rooster, who is the authority figure in the yard. The rooster's crow is what determines when the sun rises every day. Doña Cocorica has developed a strong bond with her chicks since they were hatched and they have quickly learned all the important lessons she has taught them.

The chicks are now old enough to start searching for their own food, so Doña Cocorica encourages them to look for worms and other insects to snack on. She loves to see them excitedly scratching at the ground in search of food. Despite her proud motherly feelings, she remains humble and grounded, happy to be who she is while looking over her little brood. However, she also warns them to be careful and not to run too fast, as they are still small and could easily fall, becoming easy prey for naive cats or a hungry hawk that might be lurking nearby.

This fun and catchy song teaches children the values of trust and respect for higher authority, as well as the importance of self-preservation and staying safe. It also shows how a mother's love can translate into a sense of pride for her offspring's little accomplishments as well as a sense of responsibility for ensuring that they stay out of harm's way. Overall, this song is a perfect example of Cri-Cri's ability to create simple yet meaningful songs that are not only entertaining but also educational in many ways.

Line by Line Meaning

Salió la gallina, salió a pasear
The mother hen went out for a walk.

con sus diez pollitos por el corral.
She took her ten chicks with her.

Doña Cocorica les hace ver
Mrs. Cocorica makes them see

lo que todo pollo debe saber:
what every chicken should know:

Aprendan primero que aquí en el corral
First, learn that in this yard

su padre el Gallo es la autoridad;
your father, the rooster, is the authority;

a diario, temprano, se oye su voz,
every day, early, his voice is heard,

y es porque ordena que salga el Sol.
and that's because he orders the Sun to rise.

Doña Cocorica se encariñó
Mrs. Cocorica became attached

con los diez pollitos que Dios le dió,
to the ten chicks that God gave her,

apenas salieron del cascarón
as soon as they hatched