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De Colores (pronounced *day cuh-lor'-ess*) is a greeting:
it comes from the traditional Spanish folk song below!
Here's one story about the origin of the song:

There was a group of cursillistas in Spain riding home on a bus, singing and rejoicing, when the weather turned....a frightening storm with lightning and thunder had them huddling together in the bus on the side of the road, and even halted their singing. But when the storm was over, the clouds parted and the sun peeked through. As the tension lessened, one cursillista looked out the window at the farm they had parked in front of; and there saw a rooster, resplendent in color in the sparkling aftermath of the storm.

Singing and shouting "De Colores!" the cursillistas began to rejoice again, singing this familiar folk song, praising God and rejoicing in the shining colors of the newly washed countryside and a little rooster!
Hence, the greeting, De Colores, wishes you that joy!

 
De Colores, de colores se visten los campos en la primavera.
De Colores, de colores son los pajarillos que vienen de afuera.
De Colores, de colores es el arco iris que vemos lucir.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.

Canta el gallo, canta el gallo con el quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri, quiri.
La gallina, la gallina con el cara, cara, cara, cara, cara.
Los polluellos, los polluellos con el pio, pio, pio, pio, pi.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.

De Colores, de colores brillantes y finos se viste la aurora,
De Colores, de colores son los mil reflejos que el sol atesora,
De Colores, de colores es el diamante que vemos lucir.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
Y por eso los grandes amores, de muchos colores me gustan a mi.
VIVA! POR CHRISTO!

De Colores, living colors embrace all of nature with love in the springtime,
De Colores, living colors adorn all the birdies that fly day and nighttime,
De Colores, living colors envelope the rainbow in heavens above,
That's the reason I like all the colors that brighten
the life of the things that I love!

De Colores, living colors so brilliant and subtle that greet every morning,
De Colores, living colors reflecting the sunshine that brightens each dawning,
De Colores, living colors as graceful and peaceful as God's shining dove,
That's the reason I like all the colors that brighten the life of the things that I love!

Crows the rooster, crows the rooster with his kiri-kiri, kiri, kiri-kiri,
And the cluck-hen, and the cluck-hen with her kara-kara, kara, kara-kara,
And the babe chicks, and the babe chicks with their pio-pio, pio, pio-pi.
That's the reason I like all the colors that brighten the life of the things that I love!