Rome was founded, legend says, on the twenty-first of April of the year 753 BCE.
Loved this! It’s been playing in my head all day. I sent it to my mother, who also loved it and promptly sent me other stornellatori romani.
fantastic, the stornelli are the most Roman thing ever!
I learn so much with your translations, and the footnotes are the best - esp #4! 😆🙌
thank you!!
Wonderful as always, makes the day so much brighter.
thank you, what a nice thing to say!
"Hyperbolically bathetic" What a wonderful description! Your writing is a delight.
thanks Gillian!!!
Thanks Agnes. I grew up with the music of Lando (amongst others) and I love this quirky little number. I certainly didn’t understand the “historical” references as a child, but always loved the Roman dialect.
Thanks Laura!
Loved this! It’s been playing in my head all day. I sent it to my mother, who also loved it and promptly sent me other stornellatori romani.
fantastic, the stornelli are the most Roman thing ever!
I learn so much with your translations, and the footnotes are the best - esp #4! 😆🙌
thank you!!
Wonderful as always, makes the day so much brighter.
thank you, what a nice thing to say!
"Hyperbolically bathetic" What a wonderful description! Your writing is a delight.
thanks Gillian!!!
Thanks Agnes. I grew up with the music of Lando (amongst others) and I love this quirky little number. I certainly didn’t understand the “historical” references as a child, but always loved the Roman dialect.
Thanks Laura!