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One sentence of «Le arance d’oro»
— Ed esso a canzonarmi: il Reuccio fa la nanna! il Reuccio fa la nanna!
“And it, mocking me: the young Prince is sleeping like a baby! the young Prince is sleeping like a baby!
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
— Ed esso a canzonarmi; il Reuccio dorme! il Reuccio dorme!
“And it, mocking me: the young Prince is sleeping! the young Prince is sleeping!
— Cardellino traditore, col Reuccio non ti giova!
“Traitor goldfinch, with the young Prince it will do you no good!
— E canta, canta, canta…, ho dormito finora! —
“And it sang and sang and sang…, and I have slept until now!”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ed | e | and (ed before a vowel) (conj.) |
| esso | esso | it, he; essi — they (literary) (pron.) |
| a | a | to, at; in (a before a vowel: ad) (prep.) |
| canzonarmi | canzonare | to tease, to make fun of (v.) |
| il | il | the (masculine singular) (art.) |
| Reuccio | reuccio | young prince, the king’s son (n., m.) |
| fa | fare | to do, to make; farsi — to become; far fare — to have something made; fo — old form of faccio (v.) |
| la | la | the (feminine); her, it (object); she (Tuscan subject) (art.) |
| nanna | nanna | bye-byes, sleep (child’s word); fare la nanna — to sleep (n., f.) |
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.