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Giampiero Neri

A NOTE FROM 1926

A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,
five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor’s shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.

UNA NOTA DEL 1926

UNA NOTA DEL 1926

Un orologio d’oro GanderWatch acquistato a Bellinzona,
cinquecento franchi.
Un abito della sartoria Frigerio, duemila lire.
Il conto dell’albergo Crotto Rosa per cinque bottiglie
di champagne, cinquecento lire.
Cento fiaschi di vino comune, trecento lire.
Un etto di burro, una lira.
Vicino alla ferrovia, un grande prato con la cinta di rete
metallica era chiamato campo sportivo o solare.
Serviva anche per il tiro a segno, il tiro al piccione.
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A NOTE FROM 1926

A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,
five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor’s shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.

A NOTE FROM 1926

A gold Gander Watch, bought in Bellinzona,
five hundred Swiss francs.
A suit from the Frigerio tailor’s shop, two thousand liras.
The bill from the Crotto Rosa Hotel for five bottles
of Champagne, five hundred liras.
A hundred flasks of table wine, three hundred liras.
A hectogram of butter, one lira.
Near the railroad, a large meadow, enclosed by wire netting,
was called the Playground or the Sunny Field.
It served also for target practice, pigeon shooting.
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