Muttos - rhyming words

Sos muros de presone
fattos son de granitu
bagnatos de piantu.

Sos muros de presone
A su mancu ogni tantu
mandami unu iscrittu
de consolazione

Fattos son de granitu
De consolazione
a su mancu ogni tantu
mandami unu iscrittu

Bagnatos de piantu
Mandami unu iscrittu
de consolazione
a su mancu ogni tantu.


These are made to be sung; so that structure is particular in that each of the first three verses rhyme with one of the other three. The first three verses are then repeated one at a time, and the other three are sung afterwards with their order changed so as to complete the rhyme.

A (not literal) translation into english is

Prison walls
are made in granite
drenched in tears.

At least now and then
send me a couple of lines
to cheer me up!

Another one that I like is

Sa cristallina funtana
canta sa sua canzone
falenne in sa rocca dura.

Ti mando in donazione
amica gentile e pura
de muttos una collana

that needs to be set up in the same way as the other one, and in english would be

The crystal clear springwater
sings her own song
by falling on hard rock.

I shall send you as my gift,
my pure and kind friend,
a poetry collection.