El coquí
Lilliam wrote, "I learned this song when I was like in first grade in Puerto Rico. A coquí is a very small frog that can be found only in Puerto Rico. During the nights it makes a characteristic sound, coqui, coqui, coqui. I hope you like the song."
El coquí
The Coqui
Canción infantil
Children's Song
(Spanish)
(English)
El coquí, el coquí siempre canta
es muy lindo el cantar del coquí
por las noches a veces me duermo
con el dulce cantar del coquí
coquí, coquí, coquí, qui, qui, qui
coquí, coquí, coquí, qui, qui, qui.
The coqui*, the coqui's always singing,
The coqui's singing is very nice
And sometimes, I go to sleep at night
With the sweet singing of the coqui,
Coqui, coqui, coqui, qui, qui, qui
Coqui, coqui, coqui, qui, qui, qui.
Notes
*Small frog
Comments
Mary Grisanty sent the translation below with the note: Coqui alternative lyrics - not directly translated but easier to sing...
The coqui, the coqui's always singing
A beautiful song called, "Coqui."
It's at night that he likes to sing loudly,
As he hangs on the trunks of the trees!
Coqui, coqui, coqui, qui, qui, qui,
Coqui, coqui, coqui, qui, qui, qui.
Thanks Mary for the alternate translation!
Thanks!
El coquí, el coquí a mí me encanta,
Es tan lindo el cantar del coquí,
Por las noches al ir a acostarme,
Me adormece cantando así.
Coquí, coquí, coquí, qui, qui, qui!
Coquí, coquí, coquí, qui, qui, qui!
Translation:
The coqui, I love the coqui,
The singing of the coqui is so beautiful,
At night when I go to bed,
It makes me fall asleep singing like that.
Coqui, coqui, coqui, qui, qui, qui!
Coqui, coqui, coqui, qui, qui, qui!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Lilliam Cruz for contributing this song. Thanks to Monique Palomares for translating the song, for the midi tune and illustration. Thanks to Tristan for sharing another version and 2 videos.
¡Muchas Gracias!
