La canción del coquí (Puerto Rico)
“Co-kee” is the sound the tiny coquí frog makes, as he sings through the night. He is nocturnal, singing in the tree tops at night, and jumping down to
the ground at dawn, to nest quietly in the leaves. The coquí is only an inch long when full grown, as little as the first part of your thumb!
SPANISH LYRIC
El coquí, el coquí a mi me encanta.
Esta lindo el cantar del coquí.
Por las noches al ir a acostarme.
Me adormece cantando así.
Chorus: Coquí, coquí, coquí,
Me adormece cantando así.
Coquí, coquí, coquí,
Me adormece cantando así.
I wrote this English verse to El Coquí to capture the feeling that Puerto Ricans have for their beloved little frog. It
isn’t a literal translation, but a very sing-able verse.
ENGLISH LYRIC
Little coquí frog, how I love you.
How I love your beautiful song.
In the night as I am sleeping,
You sing to me all night long.
Chorus: Coquí, coquí. coquí,
I hear you singing to me.
Coquí, coquí, coquí,
I hear you singing to me.
La canción del coquí (Puerto Rico)
“Co-kee” is the sound the tiny coquí frog makes, as he sings through the night. He is nocturnal, singing in the tree tops at night, and jumping down to
the ground at dawn, to nest quietly in the leaves. The coquí is only an inch long when full grown, as little as the first part of your thumb!
SPANISH LYRICS
El coquí, el coquí a mi me encanta.
Esta lindo el cantar del coquí.
Por las noches al ir a acostarme.
Me adormece cantando así.
Chorus: Coquí, coquí, coquí,
Me adormece cantando así.
Coquí, coquí, coquí,
Me adormece cantando así.
ENGLISH LYRICS
Little coquí frog, how I love you.
How I love your beautiful song.
In the night as I am sleeping,
You sing to me all night long.
Chorus: Coquí, coquí. coquí,
I hear you singing to me.
Coquí, coquí, coquí,
I hear you singing to me.