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Pentangle: The Cuckoo

GLI EXTRA DELLE CCG / AWS EXTRAS / LES EXTRAS DES CCG
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OriginalVersione italiana di Riccardo Venturi
PENTANGLE: THE CUCKOOIL CUCULO
  
O, the Cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies,Oh, il cuculo è un bell'uccellino, canta volando,
She bringeth good tidings, she telleth no liesPorta buone notizie e non dice bugie
She sucketh white flowers for to keep her voice clearSucchia fiori bianchi per tenersi chiara la voce
And she never sings cuckoo till summer draweth near.E non fa mai cucù finché l'estate non s'avvicina.
  
As I was a-walking and talking one dayUn giorno, mentre chiacchieravo camminando
I met my own true love as he came that wayIncontrai il mio amore che se ne veniva per quella strada
Though the meeting him was a pleasure,E anche se incontrarlo fu un piacere
though the courting was a woeIl suo corteggiamento mi diede pena
For I've found him false hearted,Perché lo trovavo d'animo falso,
he'd kiss me, and then he'd go.Uno che prima mi bacia e poi se ne va.
  
I wish I was a scholar and could handle the pen.Vorrei essere uno studioso e saper maneggiare la penna,
I'd write to my lover and to all roving menScriverei al mio amore e a tutti i ragazzi di strada.
I would tell them of the grief and woe that attend on their liesDirei loro della pena e del dolore causato dalle loro bugie,
I would wish them have pity on the flower, when it dies.E vorrei che avessero pietà del fiore morente.
  
I wish I was a scholar and could handle the pen.Vorrei essere uno studioso e saper maneggiare la penna,
I'd write to my lover and to all roving menScriverei al mio amore e a tutti i ragazzi di strada.
I would tell them of the grief and woe that attend on their liesDirei loro della pena e del dolore causato dalle loro bugie,
I would wish them have pity on the flower, when it dies.E vorrei che avessero pietà del fiore morente.
  
As I was a-walking and talking one dayUn giorno, mentre chiacchieravo camminando
I met my own true love as he came that wayIncontrai il mio amore che se ne veniva per quella strada
Though the meeting him was pleasure,E anche se incontrarlo fu un piacere
though the courting was a woeIl suo corteggiamento mi diede pena
For I've found him false hearted,Perché lo trovavo d'animo falso,
he'd kiss me, and then he'd go.Uno che prima mi bacia e poi se ne va.
  
O, the Cuckoo she's a pretty bird, she sings as she flies,Oh, il cuculo è un bell'uccellino, canta volando,
She bringeth good tidings, she telleth no liesPorta buone notizie e non dice bugie
She sucketh white flowers for to keep her voice clearSucchia fiori bianchi per tenersi chiara la voce
And she never sings cuckoo till summer draweth nearE non fa mai cucù finché l'estate non s'avvicina.
  
And she never sings cuckoo till summer draweth near.E non fa mai cucù finché l'estate non s'avvicina.


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