by
Ersilio Bicci (b. 1857)
E canta il grillo
Language: Italian (Italiano)
E canta il grillo, e canta la cicala;
La spiga è bionda, la spiga è matura;
O ragazzine, vi vestite in gala;
Che sè vestita deoro la natura.
Il fiore azzurro mettetevi in petto;
I giovinotti cantano il rispetto;
Il fiore azzurro vi ponete in core;
I giovinetti cantano l’amore.
Morbidi nidi sognano gli uccelli
Che merriggian sul pino solitario;
Mettete il fiore azzurro tra i capelli
Ora che sfoggia di frutta il pomario
Destan la falce gli ardori di giugno;
I mietitori la tengono in pugno;
La spiga bionda reclina la testa;
O ragazzine, vi vestite a festa.
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- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "The cricket sings", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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The cricket sings
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
The cricket sings, the grasshopper sings;
The corn is yellow, the corn is grown;
Come on girls, dress for the party!
If you dress up, you are honouring nature.
Place a blue flower on your breast,
The young men are singing their respect;
Put a blue flower on your heart,
The young men sing of love.
The birds dream of soft nests
As they siesta on the lone pine;
Place a blue flower in your hair
Now that the orchard shows off its fruit.
The heats of June arouse the sickle,
The reapers hold it in their fist;
The yellow corn bends its head;
Come on girls, dress up for the festival!
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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-20
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Word count: 112