Here you will find the Poem LI GALOPPINI (The Scroungers) of poet Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
Jeri, a la Pulinara, un colleggiale Doppo fatta una predica in todesco, Setacciò tutt'er popolo in du' sale, E a la ppiù mejo vorze dà er rifresco. In quella fece entracce er Cardinale Co l'amichi der Micco e ppadron Fiesco; E nell'antra la gente duzzinale Che viaggia cor caval de san Francesco. Pe sta sala che qui de li spedati Comincionno a ppassà li cammorieri Pieni de sottocoppe de gelati. Ma che! a la sala delli cavajeri Un cazzo ciarrivò: ché st'affamati Se sparinno inzinenta li bicchieri. English Yesterday, at St.Apollinare College, a collegiate After giving a lecture in German [1] , Divided all the people into two rooms, And to the most respectable ones offered refreshments. He let in one room the Cardinal Together with Micco's and master Fieschi's friends [2] ; And in the other one the cheap people Who travel on foot [3] . Through the room in which the 'walkers' were Waiters began to pass Carrying lots of ice-cream cups. But alas! to the gentlemen's room Nothing arrived, as these spongers swept away even the glasses.