Project Napizia

At Napizia, we're developing a dictionary, translator and magazine for the Sicilian language.

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Quannu Jean Valjean era sulu cu Javert, sciogghìu la corda ca assuggittava ô priggiuneru pû menzu dû corpu, lu gruppu dû quali era sutta la tavula. Doppu chistu, ci fici un signali di livarisi.

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Ora avemu n' API pi lu nostru Tradutturi Sicilianu.

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There is no need for you to reach your goal.
As long as you leave on the street
the scent of restless Sicily,
your career is always assured.
-- Nino Martoglio

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Eating without drinking is like thundering without raining.

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Every bad stone is used to build the wall.

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"The Biggest Mistake"
by Santi Bonaccorsi

Mistakes I've made so many
that I've lost count.
If I start to count them
I'll never finish.

And what's it worth? I notice
that the biggest mistake
is not what I have done,
but is what I am.

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But to speak truly what is in my heart
we've made our homes here, here we earn our bread
in this hospitable and great America
which has no equal anywhere on Earth!

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"Amerisicula"
by Vincenzo Ancona (trans. G. Cipolla)

I call this land Amerisicula!
It's true! We're almost all Sicilians here.
The immigrants from Sicily have turned
this Brooklyn into their dominion.

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The disgrace of a teacher is to teach
what is beautiful to him, but to others dull

The disgrace of all disgraces is to knock
constantly at a door that no one will open for you.

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"Disgraces" by Santi Bonaccorsi

The disgrace of an animal is having to stay
in a pen that almost doesn't fit him

The disgrace of the shoemaker is to work
with a boss who does not know shoes