Un mese, o ppoco ppiù, doppo er guadaggno
De la piastra, che ffece er zanto prete,
Venne la pasqua, e 'r gabbiano che ssapete
Cominciಠa lavorà de scacciaraggno.
"Ch'edè? Un bucio ar zolaro! Oh, pprete caggno",
Fece allora er babbeo che conoscete:
"Eccolo indove vanno le monete!
Va che lo scudo mio cerca er compaggno?"
Doppo infatti du' notte de respiro,
Ecchete la Badessa della muffa
A daje giù cor zolito sospiro.
"Sor don Libborio mio, basta una fuffa",
Strillಠquello; "e le messe, pe sto giro,
Si le volete dà¬, ditele auffa".
English
About one month, or slightly more, after
the holy priest's profit of one shilling,
Easter came, and the aforesaid fool
Began cleaning his house [2] .
"What's this? A hole in the ceiling! Oh, damned priest",
Said the fool you know:
"This is where my money goes!
I bet that my shilling is going to double" [3] .
And actually after two nights of rest,
There goes the old Abbess again
Whith the usual sigh.
"Father Liborio, one trick's enough"
He cried; "and this time,
If you want to say mass, say mass for free".
Li Spiriti Iv (ghosts 4)
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
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Poem topics: father, house, money, time, holy, fool, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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