Here you will find the Poem LI SPIRITI III (Ghosts 3) of poet Giuseppe Gioacchino Belli
Tu conoschi la moje de Fichetto: Bè, lei giura e spergiura ch'er zu' nonno, Stanno una notte tra la vej'e 'r zonno, Se sentì ffà un zospiro accapalletto. Arzò la testa, e ne sentì un siconno. Allora lui cor fiato ch'ebbe in petto Strillò: Spirito bono o maledetto, Di' da parte de Dio; che cerchi ar monno?" Dice: "Io mill'anni addietro ero Badessa, E in sto logo che stava er dormitorio Cor un cetrolo me sfonnai la fessa. Da' un scudo ar piggionante, a don Libborio, Pe ffamme li sorcismi e dì una messa, Si me vòi libberà dar purgatorio". English III You know Fichetto's [2] wife: Well, she swears that her grandfather One night while half-asleep Heard a sigh coming from his bedhead. He raised his head, and he heard a second one. So with all his breath He cried: "Good or evil spirit, Tell me for God's sake; what are you looking for?" It said: "A thousand years ago I was an Abbess, And in this place where the dormitory stood I was penetrated by a gherkin [3] . Give one shilling to Father Liborio, the lodger, To perform an exorcism and to say mass, If you want to free me from purgatory".