Analysis of L'ADUCAZZIONE (Education)
Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli 1791 (Rome) – 1863
Fijo, nun ribbartà mai tata tua:
Abbada a tte, nun te fà mette sotto.
Si quarchiduno te viè a dà un cazzotto,
Lì callo callo tu dajene dua.
Si ppoi quarcantro porcaccio da ua
Te ce facessi un po' de predicotto
Dije: "De ste raggione io me ne fotto:
Iggnuno penzi a li fattacci sua".
Quanno giuchi un bucale a mora, o a boccia,
Bevi fijo; e a sta gente buggiarona
Nun gnene fà restà manco una goccia.
D'esse cristiano è ppuro cosa bona:
Pe questo hai da portà ssempre in zaccoccia
Er cortello arrotato e la corona.
My son, never do wrong to your daddy,
Take care, don't let yourself be subdued.
If someone ever hits you,
Straight away you hit him twice.
And if any other bastard
Tries to lecture you,
Tell him: "I don't care a damn about these reasons:
Everyone mind his own business".
When you bet a jug of wine playing morra, or bowls,
Drink, my son; and don't let these fools
Have a single drop.
To be a cristian is another good thing:
For this reason always keep in you pocket
A sharpened knife and a rosary.
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Metre | 1111101 10111111 11110111 111111 111111 1111111 111110111 110111 11110101010 1110111 111110101 11001011010 11111101 01111010 1110111110 111101101 111011 1011111 01101010 11101 111110101110 1011110 1110111101011 11101111 10101 1101101011 1110110110 010100100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,037 |
Words | 196 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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