birbone and birbante, brigante as well
I suppose the text has something to do with what the masters used to do with
their servants in the XVIII century. I'm just re-reading Pamela by
Richardson
Donatella
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Turovsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LUTELIST" <[email protected]>; "Manolo Laguillo"
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Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 9:50 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Translation for Ladino text.
There is a similar word in Italian- BIRBANTE.
RT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manolo Laguillo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "LUTELIST" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 3:38 PM
Subject: [LUTE] Re: Translation for Ladino text.
hi, Herbert,
'berbante'...
for me, with modern ears, it sounds as a sort of mixture between
'bribón' (= rascal) and 'bergante' (= someone very lazy and also crook,
like the Lazarillo, that famous character in the spanish novel from the
XVI Cent.).
Saludos,
Manolo
Herbert Ward wrote:
Dear Manolo,
Muchas gracias por la ayuda. Can you give us information
about this word "berbante"?
Herbert
I was a young woman highly born (de casa alta, from a high house)
I did not knew about suffering
But because I came to know you
You put me in the condition of a servant maid
...
Yo era nina de caza alta
No savia de sufrir
Por caer con ti berbante
Me metites a servir
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