What are the lyrics to La Cockaracha (The Cockroach) in Spanish?

Question

Come to that, what are they in English?

Answer 1

La cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marijuana que fumar.

(The cockroach, the cockroach
Now he can't go traveling
Because he doesn't have, because he lacks
Marijuana to smoke.)

You're thinking: Mexicans are strange. But there's more going on here than meets the eye. "La Cucaracha" is the Spanish equivalent of "Yankee Doodle"--a traditional satirical tune periodically fitted out with new lyrics to meet the needs of the moment. The origins of the song are obscure, but apparently it's pretty old. Some verses I came across refer to the Moorish wars in Spain, which concluded with the conquest of the Moorish kingdom of Granada by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492. (Obviously 1492 was a big year for Ferdinand and Isabella on a number of fronts.) Probably the song itself doesn't go back that far, but in an 1818 book, according to one source, the Mexican writer Jose Joaquin Fernandez de Lizardi claimed the song was brought to Mexico from Spain by a captain of marines.

One can find "La Cucaracha" lyrics commemorating 19th-century conflicts in both Spain and Mexico, but verse production didn't really get rocking until the Mexican revolution of 1910-1920. So many stanzas were added by partisans on all sides during this period that today, despite its Spanish origin, the song is associated mostly with Mexico.

Included among the new lyrics were the verses quoted above. Some say the jape about marijuana was directed at the dictatorial Mexican president Victoriano Huerta (ruled 1913-1914), ridiculed by his many enemies as a drunk and dope fiend who lived only for his daily weed. No doubt the four buzzards and the sexton's mouse were lampoons as well.

Some claim la cucaracha refers solely to Pancho Villa, the bandido/revolutionary general who eluded U.S. troops following a 1916 attack on an American border town, only to be assassinated in 1923. Others say the word refers solely to Villa's car or to the soldaderas, female soldiers/camp followers who provided cooking and other comforts to the various armies. These claims are undoubtedly false--the identity of the cockroach varied with the verse--but still, one shudders. If no one knows the verses to "La Cucaracha," it's probably just as well.

Answer 2

Cockroach In Spanish

Answer 3

Ok!
Here's the version I know:

LA CUCARACHA, LA CUCARACHA
YA NO PUEDE CAMINAR
PORQUE LE FALTA, PORQUE LE FALTA
LA PATITA PRINCIPAL.

In English:
THE COCKROACH, THE COCKROACH
CANNOT WALK ANYMORE
BECAUSE SHE'S MISSING, BECAUSE SHE'S MISSING
HER LITTLE MAIN LEG...

Funny huh?

I've heard the Marijuana version too... that would be:
LA CUCARACHA, LA CUCARACHA
YA NO PUEDE CAMINAR
PORQUE LE FALTA, PORQUE LE FALTA
MARIHUANA QUE FUMAR

In English:
THE COCKROACH, THE COCKROACH
CANNOT WALK ANYMORE
BECAUSE SHE'S MISSING, BECAUSE SHE'S MISSING
MARIJUANA TO SMOKE

I know it sounds stupid, but this is such a popular song!
And you learn it so young that you never really do pay attention to the lyrics!

Goodluck!

Answer 4

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What are the lyrics to La Cockaracha (The Cockroach) in Spanish?
Come to that, what are they in English?

Answer 5

The Classic Version:
La Cucaracha, la cucaracha
(the cockroach, the cockroach)
Ya no puede caminar
(cannot walk anymore)
Por que le falta, por que le falta
(because its measing, because its measing)
Una patitata para andar
(I little leg to walk with)

Answer 6

La Cucaracha (the "Los Panchos" version)

La Cucaracha, la cucaracha
Ya no puede caminar
Porque no tiene, porque le falta,
Un cigarro que fumar.

Con las barbas de Carranza,
Voy a hacer una toquilla,
Para ponerla en el sombrero,
Del famoso Pancho Villa.

Ahí viene la cucaracha,
Ahí viene por el camino,
Ya se mira muy borracha,
Con su botella de vino.

Ahí viene la cucaracha,
Cayéndose en el camino.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

La Cucaracha

from what i could remember"

la cucaracha, la cucaracha. ya no puede caminar.
porque no tiene, por que le falta. las patitas de atrás

(the cockroach, the cockroach, can walk no more.
because it doesn't have, because it lacks. her little last pair of feet)

i should say that this is the popular version, the one we learn at school there's also another vesion where this verse says.

la cucaracha, la cucaracha. ya no puede caminar.
porque no tiene, porque le falta. marihuan que fumar

(the cockroach, the cockroach, can walk no more.
because it doesn't have, because it lacks. marijuana to smoke)

Pao

Answer 9

La Cucaracha
Coro:

La cucaracha, la cucaracha,
Ya no puede caminar;
Porque no tiene, porque le falta
Marijuana que fumar.

Ya murio la cucaracha,
Ya la llevan a enterrar,
Entre cuatro zopilotes
Y un raton de sacristan.

Con las barbas de Carranza,
Voy a hacer una toquilla,
Pa' ponersela al sombrero
De su padre Pancho Villa.

Un panadero fue a misa,
No encontrando que rezar,
Le pidio a la Virgen pura,
Marijuana pa' fumar.

Una cosa me da risa:
Pancho Villa sin camisa;
Ya se van los carrancistas
Porque vienen los villistas.

Para sarapes, Saltillo;
Chihuahua para soldados;
Para mujeres, Jalisco;
Para amar, toditos lados.

Answer 10

la cucaracha
la cucaracha
ya no puede caminar
porque no tiene,
porque le faltan
las dos patitas de atrás

Answer 11

hey hello, how r u doing¿? well as my sister is a fan of that brasilian group (I dont like 'em) , im a native spanish speaker so I 've heard that song many times.... i can hear clearly they say enamorar pelado (which it has no much sense in spanish), well i hope i . bye (sorry for teh english im a student ^^!!)