by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

El grillo
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  DUT ENG FRE
El grillo è buon cantore,
Che tienne longo verso,				
Dalle beve grillo canta.

Ma non fa come gli altri uccelli,
Come li han cantato un poco,
Van' de fatto in altro loco
Sempre el grillo sta pur saldo,

Quando la maggior è'l caldo
Al' hor canta sol per amore.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Tinelot Wittermans) , title 1: "The cricket", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Tinelot Wittermans) , title 1: "De krekel is een goede zanger", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Le grillon", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Tinelot Wittermans

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 49