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Soul cake - Sting

In this time of year, I really like listening to " If On A Winter's Night ... , "Sting's album came out last year. The former Police frontman has recorded this CD in honor of her favorite season: winter.

One of my favorite songs is" Soul cake. "In an interview, Sting said that this is a kind of prayer that the poor peasants, on the occasion of Christmas, turned to the rich landowners to ask for food and some money. As the title says, a cake in exchange for blessings for their souls.

Here is the text (the original taken directly from del CD, al contrario di certe versioni che ho visto in giro su internet!) e di seguito la mia traduzione.

TESTO SOUL CAKE

A soul cake, a soul cake,

please, good missus, a soul cake,

An apple, a pear, a plum or a cherry,

any good thing to make us all merry.

A soul cake, a soul cake,

please, good missus, a soul cake,

one for Peter, two for Paul,

and three for Him who made us all.

A soul cake,  a soul cake...

God bless the master of this house,

and the mistress also,

And all the little children

that round your table grow;

The cattle in your stable.

the dog by your front door,

and all that dwell within your gates
we'll wish you ten times more.
A soul cake, a soul cake...

Go down into the cellar

and see what you can find;

If the barrels are not empty

we'll hope you will be kind;

We'll hope you will be kind
with your apple and your pear,
And we'll come no more a-soulin
till Christmas time next year.

A soul, a soul cake...

The streets are very dirty,

my shoes are very thin.

I have a little pocket

to put a penny in;

If you havent got a penny,

a ha' penny will do;

If you havent got a ha' penny then

God bless you.

A soul, a soul cake...

TRANSLATION SOUL CAKE

A cake for the soul, a cake for the soul,

please good missus a cake for the soul.

An apple, a pear, a plum or a cherry,

all the good things that make us happy.

A cake for the soul, a cake for the soul,

please good missus a cake for the soul.

One for Peter, two for Paul,

three for Him who created us all.

A cake for the soul, una torta per l'anima...

Dio benedica il padrone di questa casa,
e anche la padrona,

e tutti i bimbi piccoli

che crescono attorno alla vostra tavolata;

il bestiame nella stalla

i cani davanti alla porta

e tutti quelli che abitano dentro i vostri cancelli

ve ne auguro dieci volte tanti.

Una torta per l'anima, una torta per l'anima...

Scendi in cantina

e guarda cosa puoi trovare

se i barili non sono vuoti,
speriamo che sarai generoso.
Speriamo che sarai generoso
con le your apples and your pears, and we will not be more

until Christmas of next year.
A cake for the soul, a cake for the soul ...
The streets are very dirty,
my shoes are very thin, I have a small pocket

to put in a penny;

if you do not have a penny, a penny will

;

if not have a penny

God bless you.

A cake for the soul, a cake for the soul ...

If you want to hear directly from Sting ... Click HERE