Текст и перевод песни Fabrizio De André - 'A pittima

'A pittima

Cosa ghe possu ghe possu fâ
Se nu gh′ò ë brasse pe fâ u mainä
Se infundo a e brasse nu gh'ò ë män du massacán
E mi gh′ò 'n pûgnu dûu ch'u pâ ′n niu
Gh′ò 'na cascetta larga ′n diu
Giûstu pe ascúndime c'u vestiu deré a ′n fiu

E vaddu in giù a çerca i dinë
A chi se i tegne e ghe l'àn prestë
E ghe i dumandu timidamente ma in mezu ä gente
E a chi nu veu däse raxún
Che pâ de stránûä cuntru u trun
Ghe mandu a dî che vive l′è cäu ma a bu-n mercöu

Mi sun 'na pittima rispettä
E nu anâ 'ngíu a cuntâ
Che quandu a vittima l′è ′n strassé ghe dö du mæ

'A pittima

What can I do
If I don't have the arms to do the work
If I float my arms, I don't have the hands of a butcher
And I have a pair of fists that look like a nest
I have a little box that is as large as a tub
Just to hide myself with my clothes on the back of a river

And I go down there looking for money
To whoever has them and wants to lend them
And I ask them timidly but in the middle of the people
And to those who don't want to give me a reason
Who look strange with their backs to the trunk
I send them to say that life is short but at a good price

I'm a beggar of respect
And I won't go around telling tales
That when the victim is on the street, I give him my pennies