La Bocca De-la-verita' (the Mouth Of Truth) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA ACA BCB D BBEF AAGA CAH AIA| In d'una chiesa sopra a 'na piazzetta | A |
| Un po' ppi ss de Piazza Montanara | B |
| Pe la strada che pporta a la Salara | B |
| C' in nell'entr una cosa benedetta | A |
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| Pe ttutta Roma quant' larga e stretta | A |
| Nun poterai trov cosa ppi rara | B |
| una faccia de pietra che tt'impara | B |
| Chi ha detta la buc a chi nu l'ha detta | A |
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| S'io mo a sta faccia c'ha la bocca uperta | A |
| Je ce metto una mano e nu la striggne | C |
| La verit da me ttiella pe certa | A |
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| Ma ssi fficca la mano uno in buc a | B |
| ssi sicuro che a tir n a spiggne | C |
| Quella mano che l nun vi ppi via | B |
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| English | D |
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| In a church in a small square | B |
| Shortly after Montanara Square | B |
| Along the road leading to the salt works | E |
| As soon as you enter there's something holy | F |
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| In all Rome far and wide | A |
| You could not find something as rare as that | A |
| It's a face of stone which tells | G |
| Who is a lier and who is not | A |
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| If in the mouth of this statue which is open | C |
| I insert my hand and it does not clasp it | A |
| Consider my truth as most reliable | H |
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| But if a lier inserts his hand | A |
| Be sure that push or pull | I |
| That hand won't come out | A |
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
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