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Sana, Sana (Ignacio Ortiz)

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  • Title: Sana, Sana, Curita de Rana (Heal, Heal, Frog Bandaid)
  • General Information about item:
    • Verbal Lore, lullaby
    • Language: Spanish
    • Country of Origin: Peru
    • Informant: A.C.
    • Date Collected: 10-31-2021
  • Informant Data:
    •  A.C. is a 2025 female student from Lima, Peru. She is the CEO of Wawa Laptop, a company to give technology access to underserved Peruvian children. In Dartmouth, she aspires to major in Education and enjoys spending her time with her friends.
  • Contextual Data:
    • Cultural Context: These types of lullabies are comforting for a sickness and very common in Latin America. Utilizing animals has been a great way to convey innocence that would resonate with children.
    • Social Context: The rhyme and soothing tone of this healing lullaby is very calming for a children in pain.
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  • Transcript:
    • Sana, Sana,
    • curita de Rana
    • Si no sana hoy,
    • sanará mañana
  • Informant’s Comments:
    • “The song works like magic”.
  • Collector’s Comments:
    • The collector is from Ecuador, so this song is very special and was sung to him as well.
  • Collector’s Name: Ignacio Ortiz