Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Arroz Con Leche Song

Something I forgot to mention in my previous post--there's a Spanish song that accompanies the rice pudding. Make sure to sing it before eating the delicious concoction! Below are the lyrics.

Arroz con leche,
Me quiero casar,
Con una viudita de la capital,
Que sepa coser,
Que sepa bordar,
Que ponga la mesa en su santo lugar.
Contigo, sí.
Contigo, no.
Contigo, mi vida, me casaré yo.

Losely translated into English:
Rice with milk,
I'd like to get married,
With a little widow from the capital,
Who knows how to sew,
Who knows how to embroider,
Who puts the table in its place,
With you? Yes.
With you? No.
With you, my life, I will marry.

Conspiracy theorists muse about the significance of the song, conjecturing that the delicious "marriage" of the two main ingredients--rice and milk--inspired this popular Latin folksong. Being a folksong, there are as many versions as there are singers, so if you ever hear Arroz Con Leche, it will likely sound a little bit different.

1 comment:

Tabitha said...

My aunt who lives in Belgium makes rice pudding--I didn't know it was Spanish! I've had it at her house, and my mom has made it before; it is quite delicious.