Tengo, Tengo, Tengo

Sponsored by the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, this folk song is from a collection of songs native to the area. “Tengo” translates as “I have” but what the song is really saying is “I have plenty.” It is a playful children's folk song which teases a neighbor in sharing the animals' “I have” and what they produce, compared to the neighbor who has nothing. Judith Herrington has arranged it delightfully for 2-part voices with an entertaining piano accompaniment.