- 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.
- Associated File:
- 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
Sana, Sana (Ignacio Ortiz)
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