Let’s Sing Bilingual
Although I was born in Newark, New Jersey, my family came from Cuba and English was always my second language as a youngster. I wrote the lyrics and used a traditional Public Domain melody for this song. I hope you enjoy singing it in my two favorite languages (Spanish and English).
Let’s Sing Bilingual/Bilingue
Words and Musical Adaptation (Traditional)
By
Norberto J. Diaz
Verse 1 Let’s all sing, Bilingual,
(English) Let’s all sing, Bilingual,
Let’s all sing, Bilingual,
Bi-Lin-Gual!
Chorus 1 Let’s sing! Let’s sing!
(English) Let’s sing in Spanish and English
Let’s sing, let’s sing!
Bi-Lin-gual
Verse 2 Vamos a cantar bilingue
(Spanish) Vamos a cantar bilingue
Vamos a cantar bilingue
Bi-lin-gue
Chorus 2 Cantar, Cantar!
(Spanish) Cantemos en dos idiomas!
Cantar! Cantar!
Bi-lin-gue!
Verse 3 I can sing and you can sing
(English) We can sing bilingual
I will sing and you will sing
Bi-lin-gual!
Chorus 3 Let’s sing! Let’s Sing!
(English) Let’s sing in Spanish and English!
Let’s sing! Let’s sing!
Bi-lin-gual!
Verse 4 Tu eres y yo tambien,
(Spanish) Todos somos Bilingue,
Tu mama y tu papa
Bi-lin-gue!
Chorus 4 Cantar, Cantar!
(Spanish) Cantemos en dos idiomas!
Cantar! Cantar!
Bi-lin-gue!
(Instrumental Break)
(Spoken) “Todos somos bilingue!”
(Instrumental Break)
Bi-Lin-Gual !
Chorus 5 Let’s sing! Let’s sing!
(English) Let’s sing in Spanish and English
Let’s sing, let’s sing!
Bi-Lin- gual
Verse 6 I can sing and you can sing
(English) We can sing bilingual
I will sing and you will sing
Bi-lin-gual
Chorus 6 Let’s sing! Let’s sing!
(English) Let’s sing in Spanish and English
Let’s sing, let’s sing!
Bi-Lin- gual
Verse 7 Tu eres y yo tambien,
(Spanish) Todos somos Bilingue,
Tu mama y tu papa
Bi-lin-gue!
Chorus 7 Cantar, Cantar!
(Spanish) Cantemos en dos idiomas!
Cantar! Cantar!
Bi-lin-gue!
Bi-Lin-gual!
Bi-lin-gue!
Bi-Lin-gual!
Musicians
Norberto (Bert) Diaz – Composer, Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
Rodrigo Marques Gualberto – Alto Saxophone
James Vezos - Trumpet
James Pellegrino - Baritone Saxophone
Fernando Rivas - Percussions, Electronic Samplings
Eddy Perales – Electronic Percussions, Sampling, Mixing , Coordinator
Gabrielle, Nory and Diego Diaz – Children’s Participation
Guava Tone Recording Studios – Clifton New Jersey
cs@guavatone.com Chuck Schaefer, Recording Engineer
(973) 812-0960
Produced and Directed by Bert Diaz, Eddy Perales , and Fernando Rivas
Recorded in 1993, Copyright US Library of Congress
Special thanks to Sergio Ochoa, a true friend indeed
Inside cover – Thomas Bergamini
A very special hug to my family, Marcia, Gabrielle, Nory, Rodrigo, Diego, Frosty and
“The Gohonzo”
mbmarques@gmail.com Phone (201) 997-9121
Norberto (Bert) Diaz has taught music for 14 years in a New Jersey Public School. For the past 10 years he has been a New Jersey Public School Administrator and as a hobby, he writes, adapts, and composes children’s music in Spanish and English.
Sing out loud and “Just Be Glad. All things respond to the call of rejoicing; all things gather where life is a song”. Christian D. Larson.
To hear Let’s Sing Bilingual click here.