El grillo
El grillo
The Cricket
Canción infantil
Children's Song
(Spanish)
(English)
Iba un grillo por la sabana,
cantando alegre - gri gri gri.
Y la grillita enamorada
le dijo al grillo - gri gri gri. –
Oye grillito, si tú me amas,
llévame al bosque donde nací.
Dame una mano, dame la otra,
juntos haremos gri gri gri.
Pero el grillito cansado al pie,
de un árbol se recostó.
Y cuando se rascaba un ojo,
vino una vaca y lo apachurró.
A boy cricket went on the savanna
Singing happily, "Gri gri gri",
And the little girl cricket, in love,
Told the cricket, "Gri gri gri.
Listen, little cricket, if you love me,
Take me to the woods where I was born
Give me one hand, give me the other,
And together we'll make, Gri gri gri."
But the little boy cricket, tired, at the foot
Of a tree he did lie down
And when he was scratching his eye,
A cow came and crushed him.
Notes
A slightly different version:
Iba un grillito por la sabana
Cantando alegre con frenesí
Y la grillita enamorada le dijo
Al grillo chiqui, chiqui
Oye grillito si tú me amas
Vete allá en el rancho donde nací
Dame una pata, dame la otra
Y junto haremos chiqui, chiqui
Una mañana que andaba cojo
Sobre un tronquito se recostó
Y cuando iba a limpiarse un ojo
Vino una vaca y lo espachurró.
Translation:
A boy cricket went on the savanna
Singing happily with passion,
And the little girl cricket, in love,
Told the cricket, "Chiqui, chiqui.
Listen, little cricket, if you love me,
Go there to the ranch where I was born,
Give me one leg, give me the other,
And together we'll make, Chiqui, chiqui."
One morning he was limping,
On a log he lay down
And when he was about to clean his eye,
A cow came and crushed him.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Translated by Monique and Lisa.
