Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LOVE-SONG, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY


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THE LOVE-SONG, by                    
First Line: You often hear me speak of joe
Last Line: "me? O! Maria!"
Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A.
Subject(s): Love; Singing & Singers; Songs


YOU often hear me speak of Joe,
Da barber -- Joe Baruccio?
An' Giacomo Soldini? He
Ees fruita merchant lika me.
Wal, dey are love da sama signorina.
Dees fallow from da barber shop
He use' for seeng weeth Granda Op',
An' Giacomo, he ees so slow
He was no good at all w'en Joe
Would seeng to her an' play da mandolina.

"Maria mia! days are long
(So made dees fallow Joe hees song),
Baycause dey keepa me so far
From where you are, O! brighta star,
Maria mia!"
An' Giacomo, w'at could he do?
He jus' would say w'en Joe was through:
"Me, too, Maria!"

Dees Joe he deed not care at all,
W'en he would go to mak' hees call,
Eef Giacomo was also near;
He was so proud he deed not fear
Dat anny wan could steal dat signorina.
Deed he not have da sweeta voice
For mak' da female heart rejoice?
But ah! Maria, deed she care
Dat annybody else was dere
To hear heem seeng an' play da mandolina?

"Maria mia! eet ees wrong
(So made dees Joe wan night hees song)
To waste your time weeth two or three
W'en you could be alone weeth me,
Maria mia!"
Poor Giacomo! w'at could he do?
He jus' could say w'en Joe was through:
"Me, too, Maria!"

Maria laugh an' shak' her head;
Her eye ees bright, her cheek ees red.
An' when she rise up from her chair
An' stan bayfore does lovers dere,
You nevva see so pretta signorina.
"We wasta time," she say, "too long;
So now I, too, weell seeng a song;
An' deesa song dat I weell seeng
Eet ees so verra leetla theeng
I weell not need at all da mandolina:

"'Maria mia!' so you seeng,
But lova-song ain't everatheeng!
So, Joe, good-night! But you -- O! stay,
My Giacomo, dat jus' can say:
'Me, too, Maria!'"
Ah! Giacomo, w'at could he do?
He jus' could say, w'en she was through:
"Me? O! Maria!"





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