La Porteria Der Convento (the Monastery's Porter) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA CCC CCC D AEBA AFGH CFC AAC| Dico Se p pparl cor padr'Ilario | A |
| Dice Per oggi no perch confessa | B |
| E doppo confessato Ha da d messa | B |
| E doppo detto messa Ci er breviario | A |
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| Dico Fate er zervizzio fra Maccario | A |
| D'avvisallo ch' cosa ch'interessa | B |
| Dice Ah qualunque cosa oggi l'istessa | B |
| Perch nun p lass er confessionario | A |
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| Pacenza dico j'avevo portata | C |
| Pe quell'affare che v'avevo detto | C |
| Ste poche libbre qui de cioccolata | C |
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| Dice Aspettate fijo benedetto | C |
| Pe via che quanno ppropio una chiamata | C |
| De premura lui vi mo ciarifretto | C |
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| English | D |
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| I said May I speak to father Hillary | A |
| He said Not today he administers confession | E |
| And after confession He must say mass | B |
| And after saying mass He'll say the breviary | A |
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| I said Do me a favour friar Maccario | A |
| Tell him it's something that might interest him | F |
| He said Ah today anything would be just the same | G |
| Because he can't leave the confessional | H |
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| Never mind I said because of that | C |
| Business I had mentioned you I had brought him | F |
| These few pounds of chocolate | C |
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| He said Wait my dear | A |
| Because when it's really an urgent matter | A |
| He does come I'll think about it | C |
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
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