Macarena
Sesame Street Lyrics
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Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Rosita: Get down, Elmo! Yeah!
Elmo: Elmo has something to tell you
The Macarena is a dance
Named after a girl in Spain called "Macarena!"
Maybe someday Elmo will get a dance named after him
Yeah, something like this, "Hey, do the Elmo!"
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Hoots: Hey, listen to Hoots!
Move your hands, move your arms
Move your tummy, move your legs
Move your knees, move your feet
Move everything!
Big Bird: I'm moving my beak
Prairie Dawn: I find this song very inspirational
Hoots: Yeah, let's do the Macarena!
Big Bird: Shake your tail feathers
Benny: Hey, I don't want to do this
I don't want to do this at all
I'm gonna get downtown!
Zoe: Take it, Wolfgang!
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
The Count: If everybody in the world would just try this dance
Then there would be over 5 and a half billion people
Doing the Macarena!
Here let me count them for you ...
One person doing the Macarena
Two people doing the Macarena
Yes!
Three people doing the Macarena
I love it!
Four people doing the Macarena
Oscar: Will you stop it already?!
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
Oscar: How many thousands of times are you going to sing it?!
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Alegria why cosa buena
Dale a tu cuerpo
Alegria Macarena
Eh, Macarena!
The Count: That's 3,200,563,043 people doing the Macarena!
Ha! Ha! Come on, folks, we're over half way there!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
The lyrics to Sesame Street's song Macarena are simple and repetitive, encouraging listeners to move their bodies and dance to the upbeat melody. The song revolves around the phrase "Dale a tu cuerpo Alegria Macarena," which roughly translates to "Give your body happiness, Macarena." The lyrics also suggest that one's body is meant to be enjoyed and that dance is a way to express joy and happiness.
The song's inclusion on Sesame Street is noteworthy as it demonstrates the show's ability to introduce young children to different languages and cultures through music. In this case, the song is in Spanish, and the Macarena dance originated in Spain in the early 1990s. Additionally, the lyrics offer a fun way for children to practice counting, as The Count chimes in with his signature counting after different verses.
Line by Line Meaning
Dale a tu cuerpo
Give your body
Alegria Macarena
The joy of Macarena
Que tu cuerpo es pa darle
Your body is meant to give
Alegria why cosa buena
Joy and good things
Eh, Macarena!
Hey, Macarena!
Get down, Elmo! Yeah!
Elmo, join in the dance
Elmo has something to tell you
Elmo wants to explain
The Macarena is a dance
Macarena is a dance
Named after a girl in Spain called "Macarena!"
Named after a girl called Macarena
Maybe someday Elmo will get a dance named after him
Elmo hopes to have his own dance someday
Yeah, something like this, "Hey, do the Elmo!"
Elmo imagines his dance would be called "Do the Elmo"
Hey, listen to Hoots!
Listen to Hoots
Move your hands, move your arms
Move your hands and arms
Move your tummy, move your legs
Move your stomach and legs
Move your knees, move your feet
Move your knees and feet
Move everything!
Move your entire body
I'm moving my beak
Big Bird moves his beak
I find this song very inspirational
Prairie Dawn finds the song inspiring
Yeah, let's do the Macarena!
Let's all do the Macarena
Shake your tail feathers
Shake your behind
Hey, I don't want to do this
Benny doesn't want to dance
I don't want to do this at all
Benny really doesn't want to dance
I'm gonna get downtown!
Benny wants to leave
Take it, Wolfgang!
Wolfgang, it's your turn
If everybody in the world would just try this dance
If everyone in the world danced along
Then there would be over 5 and a half billion people
Over 5.5 billion people
Doing the Macarena!
Dancing the Macarena
Here let me count them for you ...
Let me count how many people there would be
One person doing the Macarena
One person is dancing
Two people doing the Macarena
Two people are dancing
Yes!
Great!
Three people doing the Macarena
Three people are dancing
I love it!
The Count likes it
Four people doing the Macarena
Four people are dancing
Will you stop it already?!
Oscar is annoyed
How many thousands of times are you going to sing it?!
Oscar is tired of hearing the song
That's 3,200,563,043 people doing the Macarena!
The Count counted how many people were dancing
Ha! Ha! Come on, folks, we're over half way there!
The Count is excited about how many people are dancing
Ha! Ha! Ha!
The Count is laughing
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dalmo Medeiros, Antonio Romero Monge, Rafael Ruiz Perdigones
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Megan
on Once Is Not Enough
I get it, it teaches kids you might not just have enough so you have to have more