Lyrics of El Caballito - Carlos Vives

El Caballito (original)

Se encojó, se encojó
Se encojó mi caballito
Mi caballo de madera
Mi juguete más bonito
Se le ha dañado una pata
Y se encojó mi caballito
Navegando río abajo
Vi jugando un abuelito
Me enseñó como curarlo
Y bailamos este jueguito
Y atención a los pelaos
Que ahora va empezó el cuentico
Vamos todos a imitar
Lo que haga el caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Se encojó mi caballito
Se encojó, se encojó
Se encojó mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Caminó mi caballito
Caminó, caminó
Caminó mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Galopó mi caballito
Galopó, galopó
Galopó mi caballito
Ay que se encojó y se encojó
Se encojó mi caballito
Ay que se encojó y caminó
Caminó mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Brincó mi caballito
Ya brincó, ya brincó
Ya brincó mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Se enhieló mi caballito
Se enhieló, se enhieló
Se enhieló mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Se agachó mi caballito
Se agachó, se agachó
Se agachó como un sapito
Ay que ya brincó y se enhielo
Se agachó mi caballito
Egidio con su acordeón
También juega al caballito
Egidio con su acordeón
Hazlo tú con las manitos
Galopando vamos ya
Tiqui-taca el caballito
Como lo diga el tambor
Lo hacemos con las manitos
Como Gilberth lo tocó
Lo hacemos igualitico…
Uelelei ei ela
Se encojó mi caballito
Se encojó, se encojó
Se encojó mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Corrió mi caballito
Ya corrió, ya corrió
Ya corrió mi caballito
Uelelei ei ela
Giró mi caballito
Ya giró ya giró
Ya giró mi caballito
Ay que se encojó y ya corrió
Ya corrió mi caballito
Es que ya corrió y se paró
Se agarró de las manitos
Y giró y giró
Y giró mi caballito
Giró, giró, giró, giró
Y giró mi caballito
Ya cansado mi caballo
Ha cerrado sus ojitos
Vamos todos a arrullarlo
Se durmió mi caballito

(translation)

He shrunk, he shrunk
My horse shrunk
my wooden horse
my most beautiful toy
She has a damaged leg
And my little horse shrank
Sailing down the river
I saw playing a grandfather
She taught me how to heal it
And we dance this little game
And attention to the pelaos
Now the story begins
Let's all imitate
What the horse does
Uelelei ei ela
My horse shrunk
She shrunk, she shrunk
My horse shrunk
Uelelei ei ela
my little horse walked
walked, walked
my little horse walked
Uelelei ei ela
my little horse galloped
gallop, gallop
my little horse galloped
Oh, it shrank and shrank
My horse shrunk
Oh, he shrank and walked
my little horse walked
Uelelei ei ela
my little horse jumped
She already jumped, she already jumped
My little horse has already jumped
Uelelei ei ela
My horse froze
She froze, she froze
My horse froze
Uelelei ei ela
She ducked my wheelie
She ducked, she ducked
He crouched down like a little toad
Oh, he already jumped and froze
My little horse crouched down
Egidio with his accordion
He also plays horse
Egidio with his accordion
Do it with your hands
Galloping let's go
Tiqui-taca the little horse
As the drum says
We do it with our little hands
How Gilberth played it
We do it the same...
Uelelei ei ela
My horse shrunk
He shrunk, he shrunk
My horse shrunk
Uelelei ei ela
my little horse ran
He already ran, he already ran
My little horse has already run
Uelelei ei ela
my wheelie turned
He already turned, he already turned
My horse has already turned
Oh, he shrunk and already ran
My little horse has already run
It is that he already ran and stopped
He grabbed her hands
And turned and turned
And my wheelie turned
Turned, turned, turned, turned
And my wheelie turned
My horse is already tired
He has closed his eyes
Let's all rock it
my little horse fell asleep