Pe’ levalla da le pene = per levarla dalle pene (to take away her pain)įo der tutto che la foja = faccio di tutto che la foglia ( do all I can to ensure that the petal)Ĭhe je dice “ Me vô bene” = che le dice “Mi vuole bene” ( which says to her “He loves me”) This is another typical characteristic of the dialect). Se l’amante je vô bene o je vô male = se l’amante gli vuole bene o gli vuole male (if her lover loves her or hates her … technically, this should be ‘ le vuole bene‘ ‘he loves her’ instead of ‘ gli vuole bene‘ ‘he loves him’. Ner vedemme m’ariccoje/pe’ decide da le foje= nel vedermi mi raccoglie per decidere dalle foglie ( picks me when she sees me In certain cases the Romans add an extra consonant, such as the double ‘m’ in the word innammorata below.įinally, the sound ‘ gli‘ becomes ‘ je‘ (pronounced ye as in ‘ yes’) The Italian definite article ‘ il‘ (the) perfectly illustrates this, becoming ‘ er‘ in Romanesco.Īnother specific characteristic of Romanesco is the way in which words tend to be truncated, particularly the ‘ -re‘ endings in infinitives such as leggere (to read) which becomes legge, and vedere (to see) which becomes vede. Two main traits of this dialect are the transformation of the consonant ‘ l‘ into an ‘ r‘, and of the vowel ‘ i‘ into an ‘ e‘. Here’s a brief guide to the main characteristics of ‘ er Romano de Roma‘ (the Roman from Rome) as the Romans say. Romanesco has a very specific tonality that distinguish it from the other dialects of central Italy. La Margherita – The Daisy Una bella MargheritaĪnd how many people will be affected by it! I’ve highlighted these in purple, and given explanations below, including a general overview of the dialect’s basic characteristics. Let’s take another look at the poem and focus on the Romanesco elements. You just need to be able to recognise its basic traits. If you have a reasonable grounding in the Italian language, Romanesco isn’t too difficult to read.
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