The chorus of this song is also a meaningless tongue twister too! It goes like this: It talks about a sleepy Baby Jesus who is dreaming while his cradle is swinging. Here in Bogotá I made peace with A la nanita nana and I sing it every time it’s played during a Novena. They did it, not because they were nice, but because they knew I hated it for a reason that I can’t remember now. My siblings knew this villancico from their trips to Bogotá and sang it to me every time they could. My family used to call me “nana” or “nanita” when I was a kid. I assume it’s a metaphor about how fast they go just to see Baby Jesus born. The chorus talks about how the fish drinks in the river. It depicts her, for instance, combing her golden hair with a silver comb. This villancico focuses on the Virgin Mary. Los Peces en El Río (The fish in the river) It’s also very popular and it’s common to listen to it during a Novena. It’s a song that also celebrates the birth of Baby Jesus and says how the Belén bells ring, played by angels, to announce the good news. This villancico is so iconic that people say they are in Modo Tutaina (Tutaina Mode) when they are completely caught by the Christmas spirit! Campana sobre campana (Bell over bell) The rest of the lyrics talks about how shepherds and the Three Wise Men go to visit Baby Jesus who has just been born. Think of this as a tongue twister with no meaning, but it might help you practice your Spanish pronunciation related to the letter T. It’s not clear what the word Tutaina means, but what you have to know is that this is probably the most popular villancico in Colombia. Although some of them are not from this country, they are very popular here and are part of the national traditions. Here, I bring some of the most emblematic villancicos that you can listen to if you really want to live the whole Colombian Christmas experience. Here, you can listen to villancicos, which are songs that talk about Belén (Bethlehem), Baby Jesus’s birth, the Three Wise Men, Mary and Joseph, and many other Christmas-y topics. Here, some of the most popular ones you can add to your Xmas playlist.Įvery country that celebrates Christmas has its own music to set the vibe of this season. These traditional Colombian Christmas songs are played this time of the year in Colombia, especially at a Novena. If you spend Christmas in Bogotá, you will get used to villancicos.
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