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Lo spazzacamin! Son d'aspetto brutto e nero, Tingo ognun che mi vien presso; Sono d'abiti mal messo, Sempre scalzo intorno io vo. Ah! di me chi sia più lieto Sulla terra dir non so. Spazzacamin! Signori, signore, lo spazzacamin Vi salva dal fuoco per pochi quattrin. Io mi levo innanzi al sole E di tutta la cittade Col mio grido empio le strade E nemico alcun non ho. Ah, di me chi sia più lieto (ecc.) Talor m'alzo sovra i tetti, Talor vado per le sale; Col mio nome i fanciulletti Timorosi e quieti io fo. Ah, di me chi sia più lieto (ecc.)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "Lo spazzacamino", 1845 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Romanze, no. 4, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Giuseppe Verdi.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "L'escura-xemeneies", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Will Crutchfield) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le ramoneur", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Der Schornsteinfeger", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- RUS Russian (Русский) (Aliona Rostovskaya) , "Трубочист", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 104
Трубочист!
Я есть воплощение ужаса и черноты,
Я пачкаю каждого, кто упирается в меня;
Я одет в ветхую одежду,
Всегда босиком вокруг хожу.
Ах! Кто счастливее меня
На земле - не могу сказать.
Трубочист!
Дамы и господа, трубочист
Избавит вас от огня всего за несколько грошей.
Я встаю до солнца
И по всему городу
С моим криком запоняются улицы,
И никаких врагов у меня нет.
Ах! Кто счастливее меня...
Иногда я поднимаюсь на крыши;
Иногда иду через комнаты;
Своим именем детишек
Пугливей и тише делаю.
Ах! Кто счастливее меня...
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by S. Manfredo Maggioni
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-24
Line count: 20
Word count: 88