The Dancing Chick That Taught Children About Resilience and Inclusion in 1964
This song performed by Viviana Stucchi, presented in 1964, which made so many children sing and dance, is the best-selling single from the Zecchino d’Oro. The little lame chick, sad because he couldn’t walk like all his friends, redeems himself by learning the fun dance of the hully gully, which perfectly suits his abilities.
Presented at the 6th edition of the Children’s Song Festival, the lyrics of the song become a cue to take courage and overcome life’s difficulties, while also encouraging a feeling of inclusion in those who don’t face such challenges. From this little chick, all children can take inspiration: everyone, with their own abilities, can find their path, their way of facing life, and having fun.
Lyrics
Dall’uovo gobbo
Di una gallina zoppa
Nacque un pulcino
Che zoppicava un po’
Sembrava triste
Perciò la mamma chioccia
Per consolarlo
L’hully gully gli insegnò
Ticche-tocche, ticche-tocche
Il pulcino dopo un po’
Ticche-tocche, ticche-tocche
A ballare incominciò
Tre galletti verdi e gialli
Professori di hully gully
Il pulcino ballerino
Salutarono così
Chicchirichì, chicchirichì
Per l’hully gully
Di quel pulcino zoppo
Grilli e cicale
Facevano “cri-cri”
Il babbo gallo
Scoppiava dalla gioia
E nel pollaio
Una festa organizzò
Ticche-tocche, ticche-tocche
Il pulcino dopo un po’
Ticche-tocche, ticche-tocche
A ballare incominciò
Tre galletti verdi e gialli
Professori di hully gully
Il pulcino ballerino
Salutarono così
Chicchirichì, chicchirichì
Tre galletti verdi e gialli
Professori di hully gully
Il pulcino ballerino
Salutarono così
Chicchirichì, chicchirichì, chicchirichì
Lyrics
From the hunchbacked egg
Of a lame hen
Was born a little chick
Who limped a bit.
He looked so sad,
So mother hen,
To comfort him,
Taught him the hully gully.
Tic-tock, tic-tock,
Soon the chick, you see,
Tic-tock, tic-tock,
Started dancing happily.
Three roosters, green and yellow,
Professors of the hully gully,
To the dancing little chick
Said their greeting cheerfully:
Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo!
For the hully gully
Of that little lame chick,
Crickets and cicadas
All went cri-cri.
Papa rooster
Burst with joy,
And in the henhouse
He arranged a party.
Tic-tock, tic-tock,
Soon the chick, you see,
Tic-tock, tic-tock,
Started dancing happily.
Three roosters, green and yellow,
Professors of the hully gully,
To the dancing little chick
Said their greeting cheerfully:
Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo!
Three roosters, green and yellow,
Professors of the hully gully,
To the dancing little chick
Said their greeting cheerfully:
Cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo, cock-a-doodle-doo!
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