Trying to translate Flip-Flap jack into spanish
I'm trying to translate Flip-Flap Jack into spanish for my Kindergarten spanish class so I can use it for a flannel graph story.
Anyway...I was wondering if there are other names for panqueques like there are in english. In English we call them, pancakes, flapjacks, and hotcakes.
I'm trying to come up with his name. Or am I going to have to use "voltearlo queque" it should be something that only has 3 syllabuls.
thanks Sharon
Here is the poem for those who are not familar with it
There was a man made of food. Made of food? Made of food! Habia un hombre hizo de comida. Hizo de comida? Hizo de comida. There was a man made of food and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
His head was made of a pancake. A pancake? A pancake!
His head was made of a pancake and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
His hair was made of whipped cream. Whipped cream? Whipped cream!
His hair was made of whipped cream and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
His eyes were two blueberries. Blueberries? Blueberries!
His eyes were two blueberries and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
His nose was made of a strawberry. A strawberry? A strawberry! His nose was made of a strawberry and his name was Flip-Flap Jack. His mouth was a sausage. A sausage? A sausage! His mouth was a sausage and his name was Flip-Flap Jack. His ears were made of oranges. Oranges? Oranges! His ears were made of oranges and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
His body was a waffle. A waffle? A waffle! His body was a waffle and his name was Flip-Flap Jack. His arms were two bananas. Bananas? Bananas! His arms were two bananas and his name was Flip-Flap Jack. His legs were strips of bacon. Bacon? Bacon! His legs were strips of bacon and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
His feet were made of French toast. French toast? French toast! His feet were made of French toast and his name was Flip-Flap Jack. His belly button was a raspberry. A raspberry? A raspberry! His belly button was a raspberry and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
There was a man made of food. Made of food? Made of food! There was a man made of food and his name was FLIP-FLAP JACK!
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There was a man made of food. Made of food? Made of food! There was a man made of food and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Había un hombre hecho de comida. ¿Hecho de comida? ¡Hecho de comida! Había un hombre hecho de comida, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Y bailó encima de una mesa, una mesa, una mesa. Bailó encima de una mesa, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His head was made of a pancake. A pancake? A pancake! His head was made of a pancake and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Su cabeza era hecho de un panqueque. ¿Un panqueque? ¡Un panqueque! Su cabeza era hecho de un panqueque y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His hair was made of whipped cream. Whipped cream? Whipped cream! His hair was made of whipped cream and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Su pelo era hecho de crema batida. ¿Crema batida? Crema batida! Su pelo era hecho de crema batida y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His eyes were two blueberries. Blueberries? Blueberries! His eyes were two blueberries and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Sus ojos eran dos arándanos. ¿Arándanos? ¡Arándanos! Sus ojos eran arándanos y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Y bailó encima de una mesa, una mesa, una mesa. Bailó encima de una mesa, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His nose was made of a strawberry. A strawberry? A strawberry! His nose was made of a strawberry and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Su nariz era hecho de una fresa. ¿Una fresa? ¡Una fresa! Su nariz era hecho de una fresa y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His mouth was a sausage. A sausage? A sausage! His mouth was a sausage and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Su boca era una salchicha. ¿Una salchica? ¡Una salchica! Su boca era una salchica y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His ears were made of oranges. Oranges? Oranges! His ears were made of oranges and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Sus orejas eran hechos de naranjas. ¿Naranjas? ¡Naranjas! Sus orejas eran hechos de naranjas y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Y bailó encima de una mesa, una mesa, una mesa. Bailó encima de una mesa, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His body was a waffle. A waffle? A waffle! His body was a waffle and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Su cuerpo era un gofre. ¿Un gofre? ¡Un gofre! Su cuerpo era un gofre y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His arms were two bananas. Bananas? Bananas! His arms were two bananas and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Sus brazos eran dos plátanos. ¿Plátanos? ¡Plátanos! Sus brazos eran dos plátanos y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His legs were strips of bacon. Bacon? Bacon! His legs were strips of bacon and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Sus piernas eran trozos de bacon. ¿Bacon? ¡Bacon! Sus piernas eran trozos de bacon y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Y bailó encima de una mesa, una mesa, una mesa. Bailó encima de una mesa, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His feet were made of French toast. French toast? French toast! His feet were made of French toast and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Sus pies eran hechos de torrija. ¿Torrija? ¡Torrija! Sus pies eran hechos de torrija y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
His belly button was a raspberry. A raspberry? A raspberry! His belly button was a raspberry and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Su ombligo era una frambuesa. ¿Una frambuesa? ¡Una frambuesa! Su ombligo era una frambuesa y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
And he danced upon a table, a table, a table. He danced upon a table, and his name was Flip-Flap Jack.
Y bailó encima de una mesa, una mesa, una mesa. Bailó encima de una mesa, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
There was a man made of food. Made of food? Made of food! There was a man made of food and his name was FLIP-FLAP JACK!
Había un hombre hecho de comida. ¿Hecho de comida? ¡Hecho de comida! Había un hombre hecho de comida, y se llamaba Flip Flap Jack.
Isn't this Aiken Drum, Lyrics here http://bussongs.com/songs/aiken_drum.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8tExKagrGQ
At least having a nonsense name means you don't need to translate that bit.
Hi Sharon I am going to bump this up but honestly I am not very hopeful - the difficulty is sometimes the way to say things are just so different. It's a real shame because this is a very, very cute and interesting little poem for young ones to learn from. Maybe you could forget about the pancake part and say something else (I'm trying and trying to think of something) Maybe something like voltear la torta (a cake) or dar la vuelta a la torta???? I love the little poem - it is perfect for flannel graphs.
