It’s a Shame That It’s a Sin This song, the second in the show, is built around a pun. Peccato means “sin,” but the phrase Che peccato is used like the English “What a shame!” The singers are Don Silvestro, the priest, and Clementina, the mayor’s daughter, who has a crush on him (which he,… Continue reading Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola: Peccato Che Sia Peccato
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