Estaba El Señor Don Gato
Grupo Encanto Lyrics
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Sentadito en su tejado,
Marramiau, miau, miau,
Sentadito en su tejado.
Ha recibido una carta
Por si quiere ser casado,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
Con una gatita blanca
Sobrina de un gato pardo,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
Sobrina de un gato pardo.
El gato por ir a verla
Se ha caído del tejado,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
Se ha caído del tejado.
Se ha roto seis costillas
El espinazo y el rabo,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
El espinazo y el rabo.
Ya lo llevan a enterrar
Por la calle del pescado,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
Por la calle del pescado.
Al olor de las sardinas
El gato ha resucitado,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
El gato ha resucitado.
Por eso dice la gente
Siete vidas tiene un gato,
Marramiau, miau, miau, miau,
Siete vidas tiene un gato.
The lyrics of Grupo Encanto's song "Estaba El Señor Don Gato" tell a playful and humorous story about a cat named Don Gato. The song begins by describing Don Gato sitting on his rooftop, meowing. He receives a letter, inviting him to get married. The letter is from a white female cat who is the niece of a brown cat.
Don Gato, eager to see the female cat, jumps off the roof but ends up hurting himself, breaking six ribs, his spine, and his tail. People then gather to bury him in the street of fish. However, when the smell of sardines reaches his nose, Don Gato miraculously wakes up and comes back to life.
The song concludes with the statement that cats have seven lives, reinforcing the well-known belief that cats are resilient creatures.
Overall, "Estaba El Señor Don Gato" is a light-hearted and charming song that tells a whimsical story about the misadventures of a cat named Don Gato and his countless lives.
Writer(s): Public Domain, Matias Ivan Zaidman
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