Topo Gigio was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian te… Read Full Bio ↴Topo Gigio was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian television, in the early 1960s. It was created by artist Maria Perego in 1958 and has been customarily voiced by actor Giuseppe (Peppino) Mazzullo.

Topo Gigio, a soft foam mouse with dreamy eyes and childish personality, was very popular in Italy for many years — not only on TV but also in children magazines, such as the classical Corriere dei Piccoli, animated cartoons, movies, and merchandising. Topo Gigio still has a cohort of faithful fans, and has become an icon of Italian pop culture. He performs regularly at Zecchino d'Oro festival and other programs created by Antoniano and RAI.

The endearing puppet has made appearances and has a fan base in many other countries — including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Perú and the former Yugoslavia.

Cielito Lindo
Topo Gigio Lyrics

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Ese lunar que tienes
Cielito lindo, junto a la boca
No se lo des a nadie, cielito lindo
Que a mí me toca...
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran
Cielito lindo, los corazones.

Ay, ay, ay, ay
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran
Cielito lindo, los corazones.
De la sierra, morena
Cielito lindo, vienen bajando
Un par de ojitos negros, cielito lindo
De contrabando...
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran
Cielito lindo, los corazones.
Ay, ay, ay, ay
Canta y no llores
Porque cantando se alegran
Cielito lindo, los corazones.
Pájaro que abandona, cielito lindo,
Su primer nido,

Se lo encuentra ocupado, cielito lindo,
Bien merecido.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Topo Gigio's "Cielito lindo" are full of passion and joy. The song is primarily a love song, with the singer admiring a woman's beauty and urging her to give him a kiss. The opening lines of the song set the scene: "Ese lunar que tienes/Cielito lindo, junto a la boca" ("That mole you have, my beautiful sky, next to your mouth"). The singer then pleads with his lover not to give her love away to anyone else: "No se lo des a nadie, cielito lindo/Que a mí me toca" ("Don't give it to anyone else, my beautiful sky/It belongs to me").

The chorus of the song is filled with emotional intensity and calls for the singer to sing and not cry. "Porque cantando se alegran/Cielito lindo, los corazones" ("Because singing makes you happy/My beautiful sky, it fills our hearts with joy"). The verses describe scenes of romantic encounters, with the singer saying that he sees his lover's black eyes "de contrabando" ("smuggled in") and that her beauty is worth leaving one's first home for.

Line by Line Meaning

Ese lunar que tienes,Cielito lindo, junto a la boca,No se lo des a nadie, cielito lindo,Que a mí me toca...
That mole you have,Cielito lindo, next to your mouth,Don't give it to anyone, cielito lindo,Because it belongs to me...

Ay, ay, ay, ay,Canta y no llores,Porque cantando se alegran,Cielito lindo, los corazones.
Ay, ay, ay, ay,Sing and don't cry,Because singing makes,Cielito lindo, hearts happy.

De la sierra, morena,Cielito lindo, vienen bajando,Un par de ojitos negros, cielito lindo,De contrabando...
From the mountains, dark-skinned,Cielito lindo, they are coming down,A pair of black eyes, cielito lindo,Smuggled...

Pájaro que abandona, cielito lindo,Su primer nido,Se lo encuentra ocupado, cielito lindo,Bien merecido.
Bird that abandons, cielito lindo,Its first nest,Finds it occupied, cielito lindo,Well-deserved.

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