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Mary Hamilton

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OriginalLa seconda versione italiana di Angelo Branduardi
MARY HAMILTON

Word's gane to the kitchen,
And word's gane to the ha’
That Mary Hamilton gangs wi bairn
To the hichest Stewart of a’.

He's courted her in the kitchen,
He's courted her in the ha’,
He's courted her in the laigh cellar
And that was warst of a’!

She's tyed it in her apron
And she's thrown it in the sea;
Says, "Sink ye, swim ye, bonny wee babe!
You’l ne’er get mair o’ me."

Down then cam the auld queen,
Goud tassels tying her hair:
"O Marie, where's the bonny wee babe
That I heard greet sae sair?"

"There was never a babe intill my room,
As little designs to be;
It was but a touch o my sair side
Come o'er my fair bodie."

"O Marie, put on your robes o’ black,
Or else your robes o’ brown,
For ye maun gang wi’ me the night
To see fair Edinbro’ town."

"I winna put on my robes o’ black,
Nor yet my robes o’ brown,
But I’ll put on my robes o’ white
To shine through Edinbro’ town."

When she gaed up the Cannogate,
She laugh'd loud laughters three;
But whan she cam down the Cannogate
The tear blinded her ee.

When she gaed up the Parliament stair,
The heel cam aff her shee;
And lang or she cam down again
She was condemned to dee.

Whan she cam down the Cannogate,
The Cannogate sae free,
Many a ladie look'd o'er her window
Weeping for this ladie.

"Ye need nae weep for me", she says,
"Ye need nae weep for me;
For had I not slain mine own sweet babe,
This death I wadna dee.

"Bring me a bottle of wine", she says,
"The best that e'er ye hae,
That I may drink to my weil-wishers,
An they may drink to me.

"Here's a health to the jolly sailors,
That sail upon the main;
Let them never let on to my father and mother,
But what I'm coming hame.

"Here's a health to the jolly sailors,
That sail upon the sea;
Let them never let on to my father an mother
That I cam here to dee.

"O little did my mother think
The day she cradled me,
What lans I was to travel through,
What death I was to dee.

"O little did my father think,
The day he held up me,
What lands I was to travel through,
What death I was to dee.

"Last night I wash'd the queen's feet,
An gently laid her down;
And a’ the thanks I’ve gotten the night,
To be hang’d in Edinbro’ town.

"Last nicht there was four Maries,
The nicht there'l bee bit three;
There was Marie Seton, an Marie Beton,
And Marie Carmichael, and me."
MARY HAMILTON

L'ho addormentato nella culla
e l'ho affidato al mare…
Che lui si salvi o vada perduto
e mai più lui ritorni da me.

L'hanno detto giù nelle cucine,
la voce ha risalito le scale
e tutta la casa ora lo sa,
ieri notte piangeva un bambino.

L'hanno detto giù nelle cucine
e la Regina ora lo sa
Mary Hamilton ha avuto un bambino
dal più nobile di tutti gli Stuart.

Adesso alzati e dillo a me,
lo so che avevi un bambino,
tutta la notte ha pianto e perché
ora tu non l'hai più con te ?

Adesso alzati, vieni con me,
questa sera andremo in città.
Lava le mani, lavati il viso,
metti l'abito più scuro che hai.

Abiti a lutto non indossò
per cavalcare fino in città.
Vestita di bianco la gente la vide
per le strade di Glasgow passare.

La scorsa notte dalla mia Regina
le ho intrecciato con oro i capelli,
in ginocchio ho lavato i suoi piedi
ad in cambio ho avuto la forca.

Non lo sapeva certo mia madre
quando a sé lei mi stringeva,
delle terre che avrei viaggiato,
della sorte che avrei avuto.

"Povera Mary, povera te!"
"Non piangete – rispose – per me.
Datemi un velo per coprire il mio viso,
ma sappiate che io non ho colpe."

Vieni Mary, vieni con me!"
Disse il re scendendo le scale,
la guardò con occhi pietosi:
"Questa sera siedi a cena con me!"

Erano in quattro a chiamarsi Mary,
questa notte non saranno che tre…
C'era Mary Beaton e Mary Seton
e Mary Carmichael e me.


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