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by Carlo Alberto Salustri (1871 - 1950), as Trilussa

Er gatto e er cane
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Un Gatto Soriano
Diceva a un Barbone:
Nun porto rispetto
Nemmanco ar padrone,
Perchè a l'occasione
Je sgraffio la mano;
Ma tu che lo lecchi
Te becchi le botte:
Te mena, te sfotte,
Te mette in catena
Cor muso rinchiuso 
E un cerchio cor bollo
Sull'osso der collo.
Siconno la moda
Te taja li ricci,
Te spunta la coda...
Che belli capricci!
Io, guarda, so' un Gatto
So' un ladro, lo dico:
Ma a me nun s'azzarda
De famme 'ste cose...
Er cane rispose:
Ma io... je so' amico!

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), "Er gatto e er cane", op. 38 no. 3, published 1923, from Quattro favole romanesche di Trilussa, no. 3. [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 23
Word count: 89

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