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One sentence of «Le arance d’oro»
Canta, canta, canta, mi s’aggravavano gli occhi.
It sang and sang and sang, and my eyes grew heavy.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
“Majesty, it is not my fault.
È venuto un cardellino, si è posato sopra un ramo e si è messo a cantare.
A goldfinch came, perched on a branch and began to sing.
Gli dissi: cardellino traditore, col Reuccio non ti giova!
I said to it: traitor goldfinch, with the young Prince it will do you no good!
— Ed esso a canzonarmi; il Reuccio dorme! il Reuccio dorme!
“And it, mocking me: the young Prince is sleeping! the young Prince is sleeping!
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Canta | cantare | to sing; cantare in culla — to foretell at the cradle (v.) |
| mi | mi | me, to me, myself (pron.) |
| s’ | s’ | oneself, himself (si, elided before a vowel) (pron.) |
| aggravavano | aggravare | to weigh down, to make heavy; aggravarsi — to grow heavy (v.) |
| gli | gli | to him; the (m. pl. article before a vowel or s + consonant); gli è — it is (Tuscan) (pron.) |
| occhi | occhio | eye (n., m.) |
Read «Le arance d’oro» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.