by Thomas Middleton (1570? - 1627)

Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting
Language: English 
Our translations:  CAT FRE
Midnight's bell goes ting, ting, ting, ting, ting,
Then dogs do howl, and not a bird does sing
But the nightingale, and she cries twit, twit, twit;
Owls then on every bough do sit;
Ravens croak on chimneys' tops;
The cricket in the chamber hops;
The nibbling mouse is not asleep,
But he goes peep, peep, peep, peep, peep;
And the cats cry mew, mew, mew,
And still the cats cry mew, mew, mew.

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

  • FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger)
  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , title 1: "La campana a mitjanit fa ting, ting, ting", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 74

Le carillon de minuit sonne ting, ting,...
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Le carillon de minuit sonne ting, ting, ting, ting, ting,
Et puis le chien hurlent et pas un seul oiseau ne chante,
Sinon le rossignol qui fait touit, touit, touit ;
Les hiboux ensuite, s'assoeint sur chaque branche ;
Les corbeaux croassent sur la cime des cheminées ;
Le criquet saute dans la chambre ;
La souris grignoteuse ne dors pas
Mais va piip, piip, piip, piip
Et les chats font miaou, miaou, miaou
Et encore les chats font miaou, miaou, miaou

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This text was added to the website: 2010-10-07
Line count: 10
Word count: 78