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-'''Mikiel Abela Il-Bambinu''' was born in Żejtun on the 16th of August 1920. He was brought up and lived in his father’s farmhouse that is located between Il-Qajjenza and Marsaxlokk. He was famous for his makkjetti and for his ballads.
+#REDIRECT [[Mikiel Abela l-Bambinu]]
-Ballad writing requires intensive research and fieldwork. If the story revolved about a serious crime that was to be resolved by a jury, Abela would attend all the court sessions to observe the occurrences and be precise in his writings. Twenty of Bambinu's ballads were published in Cassar's 1988 biography entitled Il-Bambinu: għana u poeżija, that was published by Sensiela Kotba Soċjalisti.
-Abela was proud of his hometown, and its reputation of being the mecca for Maltese folksinging. He sung thus:
-''Trid idur sebat irħula''           You have to go through seven villages
-''Biex forsi ssib għannej''          To perhaps come across a folksinger
-''Iż-Żejtun jitwieled tifel'',       In Żejtun a boy is born,
-''Joħroġ jgħanni jekk jibqa' ħaj!''  He comes out singing if stays alive!