Il poveretto
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Available translation(s): ENG FRE GER
Passegger, che al dolce aspetto
Par che serbi un gentil cor,
Porgi un soldo al poveretto
Che da man digiuno è ancor.
Fin da quando era figliuolo
Sono stato militar
E pugnando pel mio suolo
Ho trascorso e terra e mar;
Ma or che il tempo su me pesa,
Or che forza più non ho,
Fin la terra che ho difesa,
La mia patria m'obliò.
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Fenna Ograjensek) , "The poor man", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Le pauvre", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Hendrik Hempfling) , "Der arme Mann", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 65
Der arme Mann
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the Italian (Italiano)
Passant, der du einen vornehmen Eindruck machst
Und ein gutes Herz zu haben scheinst,
Gib diesem armen Mann einen Groschen,
Weil er heute noch keinen Bissen zu essen bekommen hat.
Seit meiner Kindheit
War ich ein Soldat;
Für mein Land kämpfend
habe ich Land und Wasser überquert
Aber jetzt, da mir die Last der Jahre aufgebürdet ist
Jetzt, da meine Kraft vergangen ist
Hat sogar das Land, das ich verteidigt habe,
Mein Heimatland, mich vergessen.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2019 by Hendrik Hempfling, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 75