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

L'elezzione der presidente
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Un giorno tutti quanti l'animali
Sottomessi ar lavoro
Decisero d'elegge 'un Presidente
Che je guardasse l'interessi loro.
C'era la Società de li Majali, La Società der Toro,
Er Circolo der Basto e de la Soma,
La Lega indipendente fra li Somari residenti a Roma; 
C'era la Fratellanza de li Gatti Soriani, de li Cani,
De li Cavalli senza vetturini,
La Lega fra le Vacche, Bovi e affini...
Tutti pijorno parte a l'adunanza.
Un Somarello, che pe' l'ambizzione
De fasse elegge' s'era messo addosso
La pelle d'un leone, Disse:
- Bestie elettore, io so' commosso:
La civirtà, la libertà, er progresso...
Ecco er vero programma che ciò io,
Ch'è l'istesso der popolo!
Per cui voterete compatti er nome mio...
Defatti venne eletto proprio lui.
Er Somaro contento, fece un rajo,
E allora solo er popolo bestione s'accorse de lo sbajo.
D'avè' pijato un ciuccio p'un leone!
Miffarolo!... Imbrojone!... Buvattaro!...
- Ho pijato possesso,
Disse allora er Somaro
- E nu' la pianto Nemmanco si morite d'accidente;
Peggio pe' voi che me ciavete messo!
Silenzio! e rispettate er Presidente!

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), "L'elezzione der presidente", op. 38 no. 4, published 1923, from Quattro favole romanesche di Trilussa, no. 4. [
     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: 29
Word count: 174

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