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Varesino dialect

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Varesino
Varesotto
Bosin
Native toItaly
Language codes
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone

Varesino, Varesotto or Bosin (from the name of storytellers; see bosinada) is a dialect of Western Lombard language spoken in the Central province of Varese. The Northern side speaks more Ticinese than Bosin. The Southern side speaks more Bustocco.

Example

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Ta sa regordat? by Speri Della Chiesa Jemoli

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Ta sa regordat – ra mè Luzzietta
Ra pruma volta – ca s'hemm parlaa?...
L'eva la festa – dra Schiranetta...
S'hemm trovaa insemma – là in sul segraa

Gh'evat ra vesta – tutta infiorava...
Par datt ra mœusta – t'ho pizzigaa...
Set vugnùa rossa – mi ta vardava...
M'het dai 'na s'giaffa – mi l'ho ciappaa...

Ma la tò sciampa – l'eva tant bella
Che in su ra faccia – l'ha mia fai maa...
Ra pâs l'hemm faia – cont la pommella,
Pessitt, gazzosa – zuccor firaa...

T'ho tœuj dò zòccor – con su ra galla...
Ra mè parolla – ti l'het 'cettaa...
(Gh'eva da scorta – tre vacch in stalla)
E dopo Pasqua – sa s'hemm sposaa...

Mò ti set veggia – ra mè Luzzietta,
E mi, a fa 'r màrtor – sont giò da straa...
Ma quand ca vedi – ra Schiranetta
Senti anmò i stréppit – da innemoraa!

...

Translation (Do you remember?)

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Do you remember – my sweet Lucia
The first time – we talked to each other?...
It was the festival – [of the sanctuary] of the Schirannetta...
We met – there on the parvis

You wore a dress – all flowery...
To rush you – I pinched you...
You blushed – as I stared at you...
You slapped me – I got your slap...

But your hand [lit.'"paw"'] – was so pretty
That on my face – it never hurt...
We made peace – with a small apple,
Small fish, soda – and cotton candy...

I bought you two hooves – with a bow on...
My word – you accepted it...
(I kept in stock – three cows in the byre)
And after Easter – we got married...

Now you are old – my sweet Lucia,
And I am no longer able – to play the fool...
But when I see – the Schirannetta
I still hear the sounds – I used to hear as your valentine!

References

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  1. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian (2023-07-10). "Glottolog 4.8 - Piemontese-Lombard". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7398962. Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-10-29.