E Cesare tirò
la sua moneta in aria,
venne croce e disse sì,
e si riempì di gloria.
Io invece sono stato
in piedi tutta notte
per trovare ad una ad una
le mie risposte esatte;
e il vecchio col bastone
dalla sua tana uscì,
predisse tutti i "come",
ma non mi disse "chi",
e i vecchi han mille, mille,
mille maschere da giovani,
quando spargendo lacrime e medaglie
ti promettono:
"Pani e pesci, pesci e pani,
senza trucco vi moltiplico domani"
Isabella di Castiglia
per tre notti si concede
a chi la piglia;
pani e pesci, pesci e pani,
più son piccoli e più alzano le mani;
non ci casco questa volta,
dite all'ultimo di chiudere la porta.
Ad Adua si era in mille,
contro duecento negri,
però la storia dice che
ci siamo ben difesi;
"L'Aereo permettendolo"
-gridò il capostazione- "finchè sale qualcuno qui
io salvo la nazione".
Cornelia coi gioielli
sulla veranda uscì,
dicendo "ecco i miei figli",
e il popolo applaudì;
quanto sei bella Roma,
pura eterna e senza scandali
cantano i tuoi balconi
pieni di stivali e sandali:
"Pani e pesci, pesci e pani,
fa' una croce e li ricevi già
domani
guarda bene, non è un sogno,
sono proprio come quelli del disegno;
pani e pesci, pesci e pani,
abbi fede, basta un gesto con le mani;
venga avanti chi ne ha voglia,
non tiriamo l'oro fuori della paglia".
E l'occhio del padrone,
a furia d'ingrassare,
fece ingrassare pure chi
lo stava a contestare:
"viviamo per il pubblico,
ma ci chiamiamo Pietro,
in cima alle classifiche
ci rivogliamo indietro".
"Banale per banale"
-Si lamentò Mimì-
"Io muoio per amore
o, insomma, giù di lì".
Ben altri, morte in tanti
senza batter ciglio affrontiamo,
per mantener le sedie
a tutti quelli che promettono:
"pani e pesci, pesci e pani,
senza trucco vi moltiplico domani".
Isabella di Castiglia
per tre notti si concede
a chi la piglia;
pani e pesci, pesci e pani,
più son piccoli e più alzano le mani;
non ci casco questa volta,
dite all'ultimo di chiudere la porta.
Roberto Vecchioni is an Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist, writer, poet, and teacher born in Milan in 1940. Considered one of the most important songwriters in Italian music, Vecchioni stands out for his profound and refined poetics, often inspired by literary tradition and the inner world. His musical career began in the 1960s with the folk-rock group I Nomadi, but he achieved fame in 1975 with the album "La mia casa è un castello". Among his most famous songs are "L'uomo che amava le donne", "Il cielo in una stanza", "Canzone per te" and "Luci d'artista". Vecchioni has won numerous awards, including the Sanremo Music Festival in 1982 with the song "La mia casa è un castello" and the Tenco Prize in 1976. Besides music, Vecchioni is also dedicated to writing novels, poems, and essays.
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