Dialect Poetry of Southern Italy (Italian Poetry in Translation Book 2)

Gna ‘rvòte lu vènde

As the Wind Blows

È da quande so’ nète

Since the Moment I Was Born

E ne’ vò’ pióve cchiù

And It Won’t Rain Anymore

Pandanicchie a ‘nn’ammòlle

Stagnating Pool

OTTAVIANO GIANNANGELI

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Ze’ Pietre

Uncle Pietro

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Chele che vu dicere

What you mean to say

‘Mmernate senza neve

No Snow This Winter

GIUSEPPE ROSATO

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