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Description

Sea snake

Traditional Mexican game, very similar to oranges and lemons.

Resources

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Instructions

Two people are assigned as “melón” (“cantaloupe” or “melon”) and “sandía” (“watermelon”); then they hold hands and raise them to form a threshold between them. The rest of the participants form a line by holding onto the shoulders of the person in front. The line goes through the threshold while singing the song. The two people holding hands lower them down at the end of the verse, and one person from the line gets trapped and is asked the question: “¿Con melón o con sandía?” (“With cantaloupe or with watermelon?”) The person goes to the chosen side, and forms another threshold by placing her or his extended arms on the leader’s shoulders. Now the line can go through two thresholds, and the singing, continues, sometimes faster and faster with each repetition, until there is no more line left. There are no winners or losers.


The song (and translation)

A la víbora, víbora de la mar, de la mar
The snake, the snake of the seas, of the seas
por aquí pueden pasar everyone may go through here
los de adelante corren mucho, the ones at the front run fast,
y los de atrás se quedarán … atrás
And the last shall stay … behind
tras, tras, tras, tras hind, hind, hind, hind

Una mexicana que fruta vendía:
A Mexican girl was selling fruit:
ciruela, chabacano, melón o sandía … plum, apricot, cantaloupe or watermelon …

Verbena, verbena, la virgen de la cueva Festival, festival, the virgin of the cave
Verbena, verbena, la virgen de la cueva … Festival, festival, the virgin of the cave …

Campanita de oro, déjame pasar Golden little bell, let me go through
con todos mis hijos menos el de atrás with all my children, but the one behind
tras, tras, tras, tras hind, hind, hind, hind

Será melón, será sandia, Will it be melon, will it be watermelon
Será melon, será sandia Will it be melon, will it be watermelon
¿¡Será la vieja del otro día día, Or shall it be the old lady from the other day,
día, día, día, día!? day, day, day, day!?

Tags

• mexican
• mexico

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