by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
La monacella
Language: Italian - Neapolitan (dialect)
Zi Monacella! Monaca addevent aje de quin nece anne! Non so brutta e so figliola pecchè vonno ca stò sola? Nce penso e sudo! Barbaro mio destin tiranno e crudo! Zi Monacella! Aje ca non penza a mene cchiù nesciuno; E tu che tanto m'aje jurato, Che mai m'avisse abbandonata, Aje tradetore! Tu manco t'allecuordi L'antico amor!
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Guglielmo Luigi Cottrau (1797 - 1847), "La monacella" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , title unknown
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-26
Line count: 13
Word count: 57
Zi Monacella!
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the Italian - Neapolitan (dialect)
Zi Monacella! Monaca diventai di quindici anni! Non son brutta e son figliola perchè voglion ch'io stò sola? Ci penso e sudo! Barbaro mio destin tiranno e crudo! Zi Monacella! Ahimè! che più non pensa a me nessuno E tu che tanto giurato m'hai Che non m'avresti lasciata mai Ahi! traditore! Tu manco t'allecuordi L'antico amor!
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From the Cottrau score.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian - Neapolitan (dialect) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-05-26
Line count: 13
Word count: 56