El Coquí (The Tree Frog - Puerto Rico)
From the singing of Doris Duarte

El Coquí sings a sweet song at twilight
He is singing as sleep comes to me
When I wake all alone in the moonlight
El coquí sings goodnight from the tree
Coquí! Coquí! Coquí, quí, quí, quí!
Coquí! Coquí! Coquí, quí, quí, quí!
The Coquí, the Coquí, while I listen
Sings the prettiest song I have heard
In the nighttime he sings in the garden
Sings his songs of two notes with one word
Coquí! Coquí! Coquí, quí, quí, quí!
Coquí! Coquí! Coquí, quí, quí, quí!
El Coquí, el coquí a mi me encanta
Es tan lindo el cantar del Coquí
Por las noches al ir acostarme
Me adormece cantando me asi Coquí!

A Puerto Rican girl hears a song about a frog - the coquí - as she falls asleep. Photo by Karen Kernan

El Coquí Score

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