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-'''Mikiel Abela Il-Bambinu''' was born in Żejtun on the 16th of August 1920. [[File:Mikiel Abela Il-Bambinu.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Mikiel Abela Il-Bambinu]]
+#REDIRECT [[Mikiel Abela l-Bambinu]]
-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.
-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''
-                  ''Biex forsi ssib għannej''
-                  ''Iż-Żejtun jitwieled tifel'',
-                  ''Joħroġ jgħanni jekk jibqa' ħaj!''
-                  You have to go through seven villages
-                  To perhaps come across a folksinger
-                  In Żejtun a boy is born,
-                  He comes out singing if stays alive!