Hast Thou been working?
Ada Negri
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While dreaming about love, the young poetess tells us what type of man she chooses as her lover: it won't be a wealthy bachelor who has never worked in his life and spends his days with cards and booze, but a man, whose chest is burning with the fire of ardor and perseverance.
Poem of September, 2022 - "Hast Thou been working?" by Ada Negri. Language of origin: Italian, "Hai lavorato?". (Summary by Anastasiia Solokha)
Contents:
Italian (Hai lavorato?)
01-02 original poem by Ada Negri
English (Hast Thou been working?)
03-04 translated by Adelheid Maria von Blomberg
French (As-tu travaillé?)
05-06 translated by Anonymous
German (Hast du gearbeitet?)
07-08 translated by Hedwig Jahn
Polish
09 translated by Gabriela Jundziłłowa (Czy pracowałeś?)
10 translated by Maria Konopnicka (Czyś ty pracował?)
Russian
11 translated by Vladimir Shulyatikov (Трудился ль ты?)
12 translated by Aleksandr Yemelyanov (Работал ли ты?)
Ukrainain (Ти мені признався, що мене кохаєш)
13 translated by Pavlo Hrabovsky
(0 hr 35 min)
Chapters
Italian - Hai lavorato? | 2:32 | Read by Emanuela |
Italian - Hai lavorato? | 2:07 | Read by Claudia Caldi |
English - Hast Thou been working? | 2:58 | Read by czandra |
English - Hast Thou been working? | 2:37 | Read by Inkell |
French -As-tu travaillé? | 2:40 | Read by Isad |
French -As-tu travaillé? | 3:03 | Read by czandra |
German - Hast du gearbeitet? | 3:06 | Read by czandra |
German - Hast du gearbeitet? | 2:48 | Read by lorda |
Polish - Czy pracowałeś? | 2:16 | Read by Nina Brown |
Polish - Czyś ty pracował? | 2:24 | Read by Nina Brown |
Russian - Трудился ль ты? | 2:56 | Read by Anastasiia Solokha |
Russian - Работал ли ты? | 2:47 | Read by Anastasiia Solokha |
Ukrainian - Ти мені признався, що мене кохаєш | 3:10 | Read by Anastasiia Solokha |