The Smorfia

L'Italia

Italy · italy, sheep, sun

'A criatura

The little girl · baby, guards, letter, love

'O micillo

The kitten · cat, kitten, sky, wine

'O puorco

The pig · bed, pig, sand, stairs…

'A mana

The hand · cemetery, cloud, fool, hand…

Chella ca guarda 'nterra

She who looks at the ground · aunt, dog, feminine, husband…

'O vaso

The vase · bird, kiss

'A Maronna

The Madonna · father, fire

'A figliata

The brood · offspring

'E fasule

The beans · beans

'E suricille

The little mice · little mice, mouse, pulcinella, secret…

'E surdate

The soldiers · food, soldier

Sant'Antonio

Saint Anthony · lake, saint anthony

'O 'mbriaco

The drunk · drunk

'O guaglione

The boy · child, king

'O culo

The backside · backside, queen

'A disgrazzia

Misfortune · betrayal, grandmother, misfortune

'O sanghe

Blood · blood, fish

'A resata

Laughter · laughter, ring, villa

'A festa

The feast · body hair, celebration, countryside, dove…

'A femmena annura

The naked woman · eagle, fox, key, root…

'O pazzo

The madman · madman

'O scemo

The fool · castle, rooster

'E gguardie

The police · clock, deer

Natale

Christmas · christmas, daughter, meat

Nanninella

Anna · anna, cash, mass, money…

'O cantero

The chamber pot · chamber pot, hunter

'E zizze

The breasts · breasts, priest

'O pate d'e criature

The father of the children · beard, virility

'E palle d'o tenente

The lieutenant's balls · being born, birth, cross, lieutenant

'O padrone 'e casa

The master of the house · frog, landlord

'O capitone

The eel · eel

L'anne 'e Cristo

The age of Christ · christ, red, victory, wrinkles

'A capa

The head · bee, city, head, spider

L'aucielluzzo

The little bird · little bird, naked woman, workshop

'E castagnelle

The castanets · castanets, journey

'O monaco

The monk · monk, thunderstorm

'E mazzate

The beatings · beating, ship

'A funa 'n gann

The noose around the neck · noose, water

'A paposcia

The hernia · hernia

'O curtiello

The knife · knife

'O ccafè

Coffee

'Onna pereta fore 'o barcone

The woman on the balcony · bell, woman on the balcony

'E cancelle

The iron gates · iron bars, laughing

'O vino bbuono

Good wine · good wine, train

'E denare

Money

'O muorto

The dead man · bull, dying

'O muorto che pparla

The dead man who talks · dead person talking

'O piezzo 'e carne

Flesh

'O ppane

Bread · bread, dead person

'O ciardino

The garden · weapon, wolf

'A mamma

Mother · bear, garden, mom, mother

'O viecchio

The old man · old man

'O cappiello

The hat · black, hat, madonna, mountain

'A museca

Music · music

'A caruta

The fall · fall, falling, green

'O scartellato

The hunchback · book, hunchback

'O paccotto

The bundle · bundle, hugging

'E pile

The hairs · house

'O lamiento

The lament · butterfly, coffee, door, lament…

'O cacciatore

The hunter

'O muorto acciso

The murdered man · gold, murdered man

'A sposa

The bride · bride, market, stone

'A sciammeria

The tailcoat · donkey, swimming, tailcoat

'O chianto

Tears · crying, weeping

'E ddoje zetelle

The two spinsters · spinsters, yellow

'A casa vecchia

The old house · old house

'A zuppa cotta

The soup · bridge

Sottencoppa

Upside down · upside down

'O palazzo

The royal palace · chair

L'ommo 'e mmerda

The lowlife · earth, prison, worthless man

'A meraviglia

Amazement · amazement, fountain, grandfather

'O spitale

The hospital

'A rotta

The grotto · cave, forest

Pulecenella

Pulcinella

'A funtana

The fountain

'E diavule

The devils · devils, running, soup

'A bella figliola

The beautiful girl · beautiful girl

'O mariuolo

The thief · goat, thief

'A vocca

The mouth · flying, mouth

'E sciure

Flowers · flowers, rabbit

'A tavula 'mbandita

The laden table · feast table

'O maletiempo

Bad weather · air, bad weather

'A cchiesa

The church · church

L'aneme d'o priatorio

The souls in purgatory · purgatory

'A puteca

The shop

'E perucchie

The lice · lice

'E casecavalle

The caciocavallo cheeses · hanging cheeses, hospital

'A vecchia

The old woman · boy, brother, old woman, snake…

'A paura

Fear · fear, luck, sea