Compagno mio, visto che andèmo frate
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Compagno mio, visto che andèmo frate Lassar el mondo a chi lo vol godere? Porta per porta nu anderèmo a bate: «Fate la carità al povero frate?» O caro Padre, un poco de ritorno Gnancòra el pan no xe vegnúo al forno. O caro Padre fe' una ritornata, Chè go una puta in leto amalata.
Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Compagno mio, visto che andèmo frate", appears in Canti del popolo veneziano per la prima volta raccolti ed illustrati da Angelo Dalmedico, Venezia, A. Santini, first published 1848 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Paul Heyse (1830 - 1914) , no title, appears in Italienisches Liederbuch, in Venedig (Vilote), no. 16, first published 1860 [an adaptation] ; composed by Hugo Wolf.
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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
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