Er Voto (the Vow) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAAA AAAA BBB BBB C DEFG AHIJ KLA MNA| Senti st'antra A Ssan Pietro e Marcellino | A |
| Ce stanno certe moniche befane | A |
| C'aveveno pe voto er contentino | A |
| De maggn ttutto quanto co le mane | A |
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| Vedi si una forchetta e un cucchiarino | A |
| Si un cortelluccio pe ttajacce er pane | A |
| Abbi da offenne Iddio N'antro tantino | A |
| Leccaveno cor muso com'er cane | A |
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| Pio Ottavo per bona momoria | B |
| Che vedde una matina quer porcaro | B |
| Je disse Madre e che v d sta storia | B |
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| Sete state avvezzate ar monnezzaro | B |
| Che voto un cazzo A dio p dasse groria | B |
| Puro co la forchetta e cor cucchiaro | B |
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| English | C |
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| Listen to this one At San Pietro e Marcellino's church | D |
| There are such nasty nuns | E |
| Who as a vow had the bad habit | F |
| Of eating food using their bare hands | G |
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| Just imagine if a fork and a spoon | A |
| A small knife for cutting bread | H |
| Could be an offence to God They almost | I |
| Licked the dish like dogs | J |
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| But the late Pius the Eighth | K |
| Who one day saw that filth | L |
| Told them Mother what does all this mean | A |
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| Have you been brought up in a dump | M |
| Damn that vow God can be praised | N |
| Although using a fork and a spoon | A |
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
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