Cicerenella

Cicerenella

Cicerenella

My Cicerenella, you are good and beautiful!Cicerenella mia, si' bona e bella!
Cicerenella had a gardenCicerenella tenéa nu ciardino
and watered it with water and wine...e ll'adacquava cu ll'acqua e lu vino...
But then watered it without a bucket...Ma ll'adacquava po' senza langella...
This is Cicerenella's garden...Chist'è 'o ciardino de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a catCicerenella teneva na gatta
that was blind and quite disheveled...ch'era cecata e purzí scontraffatta...
She dragged it by the tail...La strascenava cu meza codella...
This is Cicerenella's cat...Chest'è la gatta de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a roosterCicerenella teneva nu gallo
and all night long she rode it...e tutta la notte nce jéva a cavallo...
Then she rode it without a saddle...Essa nce jéva po' senza la sella...
And this is Cicerenella's rooster...E chisto è lo gallo de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a donkeyCicerenella teneva nu ciuccio
and she made a nice hood for it...e ll'avéa fatto nu bellu cappuccio...
But it had neither bones nor skin...Ma nu teneva né ossa e né pelle...
This is Cicerenella's donkey...Chisto è lu ciuccio de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a henCicerenella tenéa na gallina
that laid eggs in the evening and morning...che facéa ll'uovo de sera e matina...
She had taught it to eat crumbs...Ll'avéa 'mparata a magná farenella...
This is Cicerenella's hen...Chest'è 'a gallina de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a featherCicerenella tenéa na pennata,
and all night long it was lit...e, tutta la notte, steva allummata...
And she lit it with a lantern...E ll'allummava co la lucernella...
This is Cicerenella's feather...Chesta è 'a pennata de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a spinning wheel:Cicerenella teneva na vótte:
she put it on top and took it off...mettea da coppa e asceva da sotto...
And there was no flax and cinnamon...E nun ce steva tompagno e cannella...
This is Cicerenella's spinning wheel...Chesta è la vótte de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a shedCicerenella tenéa na remessa
and she put horse and carriage in it...e nce metteva cavallo e calesse...
And she put her little dream in it...E nce metteva la soja tommonella...
This is Cicerenella's shed...Chesta è 'a remessa de Cicerenella...
Cicerenella had a pan,Cicerenella tenéa na tièlla,
she fried eggs with mozzarella...frijeva ll'ove cu la mozzarella...
and fried them with saffron...e le ffrijeva cu la sarcenella...
This is Cicerenella's pan...Chesta è 'a tièlla de Cicerenella...
My Cicerenella, you are good and beautifulCicerenella mia, si' bona e bella