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Manda a di' alla su' sorella che la cavi di prigionia E le' ni manda a di' che in prigione ci puol marcì'. Manda a di' alla su' mamma che la cavi di prigionia E le' ni manda a di' che in prigione ci puol marcì'. Manda a dire allo suo padre che la cavi di prigionia E lu' ni manda a di' che in prigione ci puol marcì'. Manda a dire allo suo damo che la levi di prigionia E lu' se la va a prende', e se la porta via. - Morettina, 'un balla' più, chè l'è morta la tu' sorella. - E se l'è morta, la ci stia! Quando l'ero in prigionia, nun mi volse mai cavà'! Suona, violino, chè voglio ballà! - Morettina, 'un balla' più, chè l'è morta la tu' mamma. - E se l'è morta, la ci stia! Quando l'ero in prigionia, nun mi volse mai cavà'! Suona, violino, chè voglio ballà! - Morettina, 'un balla' più, chè l'è morto lo tuo papà. - E se l'è morto, lu' ci stia! Quando l'ero in prigionia, nun mi volse mai cavà'! Suona, violino, chè voglio ballà! - Morettina, 'un balla' più, chè l'è morto lo tuo damo. - Se l'è morto di davero, mi farò il vestito nero, E ballare io non vo' più. Presto anch'io ne morirò.
Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ildebrando Pizzetti (1880 - 1968), "La prigioniera", from Tre Canzoni, no. 2. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Bonnie Pomfret) , title 1: "The prisoner", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 224
She sent word to her sister to get her out of prison, And she sent me to say that she could rot in that prison. She sent word to her mother to get her out of prison, And she sent me to say that she could rot in that prison. She sent word to her father to get her out of prison, And he sent me to say that she could rot in that prison... She sent word to her lover to get her out of prison, And he went to get her, and took her away from there. Dark-haired girl, stop your dancing, Your sister is dead... - And if she is dead, so be it! When I was in prison, she wouldn't get me out! Play, violin, for I want to dance! Dark-haired girl, stop your dancing, Your mother is dead... - And if she is dead, so be it! When I was in prison, she wouldn't get me out! Play, violin, for I want to dance! Dark-haired girl, stop your dancing, Your father is dead... - And if he is dead, so be it! When I was in prison, he wouldn't get me out! Play, violin, for I want to dance! Dark-haired girl, stop your dancing, Your lover is dead... - And if he is truly dead, I will get a black dress, And I won't want to dance any more. For soon I too shall die.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) to English copyright © 2008 by Bonnie Pomfret, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
This text was added to the website: 2008-01-19
Line count: 40
Word count: 240