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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!

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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.


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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-05-26
Line count: 13
Word count: 56