El Show Del Perro Salchicha Lyrics in English María Elena Walsh

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song El Show Del Perro Salchicha by María Elena Walsh from Spanish to English.

Sausage dog, fat bachicha

He sunbathes by the sea

He's got a sailor hat

And instead of a suit he put on a collar

A kinda dim seagull, cross-eyed and with a worried face

Comes gliding, looking for breakfast for her chick

Soon she lands because she spots a critter as fat as a sausage

She says, 'How tasty!' and, opening her beak

She snags the little dog like a shrimp

Sausage dog, cool and calm

Thinks he's flying in a helicopter

That big bird, how she rocks him

Between the clouds and over the sea

That's how she hauls him right to the cave

Where the chick got tired of waiting

She serves hare for cat on the plate

Something that can happen to us all

The chick chirps with energy

He says, 'Mom, your radar has failed you'

The breakfast is really doggy

When I peck it, it starts to bark

Mrs. Seagull goes and gets all riled up

The sausage dog gives her a bite

In the fight

What an ugly thing!

Feathers fly from here to there

Mrs. Seagull, eye in compote

Sausage dog with more than one bump

That's how the rumpus ends

I hope that it'll serve as a lesson

Whoever goes to the beach

Should distrust a flight

And above all make sure

That they don't take him

For a shrimp

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SONG MEANING

Welcome to the zany seaside adventure of the Perro Salchicha! Under the warm sun, a plump dachshund relaxes on the shore with nothing but a sailor’s hat and a shiny collar. Out of the blue, a scatter-brained seagull swoops in, mistakes the easy-going pup for a juicy snack, and whisks him away like airborne take-out. The poor dog, convinced he’s on a fancy helicopter ride, soon finds himself dangling above the waves and heading straight for the gull’s nest, where her impatient chick is waiting for breakfast.

Chaos, feathers, and an unexpected life lesson follow. When the dachshund starts barking, the chick complains, and a comic mid-air brawl erupts: fur flies, feathers scatter, and both animals walk away with bumps and bruises. In the end, María Elena Walsh serves up a playful reminder—if you’re heading to the beach, stay alert, question suspicious “free flights,” and never let anyone mistake you for a shrimp! The song is a humorous fable about staying savvy, mixed with catchy rhythms and vivid imagery that make Spanish practice irresistibly fun.

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María Elena Walsh El Show Del Perro Salchicha Lyrics