"If I Had a Mariachi"

"If I Had a Mariachi"

by 123 Andrés

English

If I had a mariachi, I would play violin.
I would play violin if I had a mariachi.
I would play violin.

If I had a mariachi, I would play guitarrón.
I would play guitarrón if I had a mariachi.
I would play guitarrón and violin.

If I had a mariachi, I would play the vihuela.
I would play vihuela if I had a mariachi.
I would play vihuela, guitarrón, and violin.

If I had a mariachi, I would play the guitar.
I would play guitar if I had a mariachi.
I would play guitar, vihuela, guitarrón, and violin.

If I had a mariachi, I would play the trumpet.
I would play the trumpet if I had a mariachi.
I would play trumpet, guitar, vihuela, guitarrón and violin.
Now everybody play the violin.

Listen, my mariachi. I love my mariachi.
Listen, my mariachi. I love my mariachi.
Play with me!

Español

Si tuviera un mariachi, tocaría el violín.
Tocaría el violín, si yo tuviera un mariachi.
¡Qué bonito el violín!

Si tuviera un mariachi, tocaría el guitarrón.
Tocaría el guitarrón, si yo tuviera un mariachi.
¡Qué bonitos el guitarrón y el violín!

Si tuviera un mariachi, tocaría la vihuela.
Tocaría la vihuela, si yo tuviera un mariachi.
¡Qué bonitos la vihuela, el guitarrón y el violín!

Si tuviera un mariachi, tocaría la guitarra.
Tocaría la guitarra, si yo tuviera un mariachi.
¡Qué bonitos la guitarra, la vihuela, el guitarrón y el violín!

Si tuviera un mariachi, tocaría la trompeta.
Tocaría la trompeta, si yo tuviera un mariachi.
¡Qué bonitos la trompeta, la guitarra, la vihuela, el guitarrón y el violín!
Y ahora todo el mundo, ¡tocando el violín!

Toca mi mariachi, que suene el mariachi.
Toca mi mariachi, que suene el mariachi,
¡hasta el fin!

123 Andrés are Andrés and Christina, the Latin Grammy-winning duo with catchy songs and a high-energy show in Spanish and English that gets kids and families singing and dancing.

Their songs and videos are used in early childhood and elementary classrooms across the United States and abroad, and they have delighted live audiences in the United States, Puerto Rico, Panama, Mexico, and Colombia, at venues including Lollapalooza (Chicago), Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Symphony Space (NYC), and the Coliseo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Andrés grew up in Bogotá, Colombia, and learned how to play the guitar from his father as a child. He studied clarinet at the Conservatory and had his first studio experience at age eight. He went on to earn a doctorate in music and won first prize in the National Composition Contest in Colombia for one of his early songs.

Christina was raised in the United States in a Spanish-speaking family hailing from Colombia, and studied theater and dance as a child. After serving as a classroom teacher in public schools and earning a Master’s in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, she found her mission teaching through music.

123 Andrés maintains an active calendar of live concerts and joy-filled shows for student and family audiences that get everyone singing, moving, and learning. Their first children’s book, due out August 2020, is being published by Scholastic. They also have four acclaimed CDs under their belts.

For more information and music, please visit them on the web.

_{Photograph by Dario Treviño.}