by Carlo Alberto Salustri (1871 - 1950), as Trilussa
La carità
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Er Presidente d'una Società Che protegge le Bestie martrattate S'intese domannà la carità: - Ho fame, ho fame, signorino mio, M'ariccomanno, nun m'abbandonate, Dateme un sòrdo pe' l'amor de Dio! - Nun te posso da' gnente: - Je fece er Presidente - - Io nun proteggo che le bestie sole ... - E allora - je ripose er poverello cacciannose er cappello - - Fatelo pe' 'ste povere bestiole...
Text Authorship:
- by Carlo Alberto Salustri (1871 - 1950), as Trilussa [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 Alfredo Casella (1883 - 1947), "La carità", op. 38 no. 2, published 1923, from Quattro favole romanesche di Trilussa, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 59