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Passegger, che al dolce aspetto Par che serbi un gentil cor, Porgi un soldo al poveretto Che da man digiuno è ancor. Fin da quando era figliuolo Sono stato militar E pugnando pel mio suolo Ho trascorso e terra e mar; Ma or che il tempo su me pesa, Or che forza più non ho, Fin la terra che ho difesa, La mia patria m'obliò.
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- by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), "Il poveretto", 1847 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Fenna Ograjensek) , "The poor man", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le pauvre", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Hendrik Hempfling) , "Der arme Mann", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:18
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Passant qui a l'air gentil qui annonce un bon cœur, Donne un sou à ce pauvre Qui depuis le matin est encore à jeun. Depuis mon enfance J'ai été soldat Et me battant pour mon sol J'ai traversé terre et mer. Mais maintenant que le temps pèse sur moi, Maintenant que je n'ai plus de force, À la fin la terre que j'ai défendue, Ma patrie m'a oublié.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to French (Français) copyright © 2015 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in Italian (Italiano) by S. Manfredo Maggioni
Text added to the website: 2015-06-13 00:00:00
Last modified: 2015-06-13 12:41:41
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Word count: 68