Sta accusì. La padrona cor padrone, 
Volenno marità la padroncina 
Je portonno davanti una matina, 
Pe sceje, du' bravissime perzone. 

Un de li dua aveva una ventina 
D'anni, e du' spalle peggio de Sanzone; 
E l'antro lo diceveno un riccone 
Ma aveva un po' la testa cennerina. 

Subbito er giuvinotto de quer paro 
Se fece avanti a dì: "Sora Lucia, 
Chi volete de noi? parlate chiaro". 

"Pe dilla, me piacete voi e lui", 
Rispose la zitella; "e ppijerìa 
Er cicio vostro e li quadrini sui". 


English 

This is how it went. My master and mistress, 
Wishing to have their daughter married 
One morning brought in front of her 
Two very respectable persons to choose. 

One of the two was about twenty 
Years old, and had shoulders wider than Samson's; 
While the other one was known as a rich man 
But had a few grey hair. 

Immediately the young man of the couple 
Started saying: "Miss Lucy, 
Who of us do you want? speak frankly". 

"Really, I like both of you", 
Answered the girl [1] ; "and I would take 
Your tool [2] and his money".