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Original lyrics
Che gelida manina
Che gelida manina,
se la lasci riscaldar.
Cercar che giova?
Al buio non si trova.
Ma per fortuna
é una notte di luna,
e qui la luna
l'abbiamo vicina.
Aspetti, signorina,
le dirò con due parole
chi son, e che faccio,
come vivo.
Vuole?
Chi son? Sono un poeta.
Che cosa faccio? Scrivo.
E come vivo? Vivo.
In povertà mia lieta
scialo da gran signore
rime ed inni d'amore.
Per sogni e per chimere
e per castelli in aria,
l'anima ho milionaria.
Talor dal mio forziere
ruban tutti i gioelli
due ladri, gli occhi belli.
V'entrar con voi pur ora,
ed i miei sogni usati
e i bei sogni miei,
tosto si dileguar!
Ma il furto non m'accora,
poiché, poiché v'ha preso stanza
la speranza!
Or che mi conoscete,
parlate voi, deh!
Parlate. Chi siete?
Vi piaccia dir!
Submitted by 
Yeşua Aroyo on 2017-10-28
Yeşua Aroyo on 2017-10-28Last edited by 
annabellanna on 2018-12-08
annabellanna on 2018-12-08Translation
What a frozen little hand
But by good fortune
it is a moonlit night,
and here the moon
we have it close to us.
Wait, Miss,
I'll tell you in two words
who I am, and what I do,
and how I live.
In my happy poverty
I squander like a great lord
rhymes and hymns of love.
At times, from my strongbox,
two thieves, beautiful eyes,
steal all the jewels.
They came in with you just now
and the dreams I use
and all my sweet dreams
disappeared immediately!
But the theft doesn't bother me,
because, because hope
has taken their place!
Now that you know me
you speak, for pity's sake!
Speak. Who are you?
May it please you to tell!
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