Li Spiriti Iv (ghosts 4) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBA ABBA CDC DCD E CFGH BAIJ BAD DKCUn mese o ppoco ppi doppo er guadaggno | A |
De la piastra che ffece er zanto prete | B |
Venne la pasqua e 'r gabbiano che ssapete | B |
Cominci a lavor de scacciaraggno | A |
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Ch'ed Un bucio ar zolaro Oh pprete caggno | A |
Fece allora er babbeo che conoscete | B |
Eccolo indove vanno le monete | B |
Va che lo scudo mio cerca er compaggno | A |
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Doppo infatti du' notte de respiro | C |
Ecchete la Badessa della muffa | D |
A daje gi cor zolito sospiro | C |
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Sor don Libborio mio basta una fuffa | D |
Strill quello e le messe pe sto giro | C |
Si le volete d ditele auffa | D |
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English | E |
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About one month or slightly more after | C |
the holy priest's profit of one shilling | F |
Easter came and the aforesaid fool | G |
Began cleaning his house | H |
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What's this A hole in the ceiling Oh damned priest | B |
Said the fool you know | A |
This is where my money goes | I |
I bet that my shilling is going to double | J |
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And actually after two nights of rest | B |
There goes the old Abbess again | A |
Whith the usual sigh | D |
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Father Liborio one trick's enough | D |
He cried and this time | K |
If you want to say mass say mass for free | C |
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
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