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Razzolan, sopra l'aja, le galline, Beccando i chicchi sparsi del frumento. Lungo la viale brune contadine Passando, coi capelli sciolti al vento... Razzolan, sopra l'aja, le galline, Mentre dal pozzo la bella massaia Tira su l'acqua e canta uno stornello A Gigi che la guarda dal cancello! A Gigi che la guarda stralunato Con quell'occhietti pieni di passione... Povero Gigi è tanto innamorato Che si strugge com'un cero in processione! Glielo vorrebbe confessar l'amore, Ma quando l'è vicino non ha core... Instanto la massaia indugia apposta, Ma lui da qual cancello non si scosta! Ma lui rimane lì fermo, impalato, E lei prende 'l su' secchio e s'allontana... Quand'è distante dall'innamorato Canta con rabbia aprendo la gargana: "Fiore di siepe, fiore d'amaranto... Biondino mio non mi guardate tanto: Se Dio ci ha fatto gli occhi per guardare, Ci ha fatto anche la bocca per parlare!"
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Text Authorship:
- by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959) [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 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Razzolan, sopra l'aja, le galline", P. 103 no. 4 (1915) [ voice and piano ], from Quattro Rispetti Toscani, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Joshua Breitzer) , "The chickens scratch about the farmyard", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2007-08-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 145
The chickens scratch about the farmyard, pecking at the scattered grains of corn. Dark-haired peasant girls walk along the path, their loose hair caught by the wind… The chickens scratch about the farmyard, while the pretty country girl draws water from the well and sings a folk song to Luigi who watches her from the gate! To Luigi who watches her in confusion, his eyes full of passion… Poor Luigi is so in love he’s burning up like a processional candle! He’d like to confess his love to her, but when he’s near her he hasn’t the courage… She deliberately takes her time at the well, but he doesn’t move from that gate! He stands there stock-still, as if transfixed, so she takes her pail and walks away… When she’s far from her admirer, she sings in angry tones: “Hedge flower, amaranthus blossom… My handsome blond, don’t just stare at me: God gave us eyes to see with, but he also gave us mouths to speak with!”
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Arturo Birga (1871 - 1959)
This text was added to the website: 2022-09-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 167