This is a circular rhyme which can go on and on ad infinitum…
C'era una volta un Re
There Once Was a King
Nursery Rhyme
(Italian)
Nursery Rhyme
(English)
C'era una volta un Re
seduto sul sofà
che disse alla sua serva
raccontami una storia
e la serva incominciò:
C'era una volta un Re
seduto sul sofà
che disse alla sua serva
raccontami una storia
e la serva incominciò:
C'era una volta un Re
seduto sul sofà
che disse alla sua serva
raccontami una storia
e la serva incominciò…
There once was a king,
Sitting on the sofa,
He said to his maid
Tell me a story,
And the maid began:
There once was a king,
Sitting on the sofa,
He said to his maid
Tell me a story,
And the maid began:
There once was a king,
Sitting on the sofa,
He said to his maid
Tell me a story,
And the maid began…
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translation: Mama Lisa
Thanks to Lila Pomerantz for the drawing of "C'era una volta un Re" (There Once Was a King).
