Il Vanzeli di Mateo

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Il Vanzeli di Mateo, Translated by Ermes CulosThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in thisfile. **Title: Il Vanzeli di Mateo (The Gospel of Matthew)Release Date: December 9, 2008 [eBook #27460]Language: Friulian***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK IL VANZELI DI MATEO***Copyright (C) 2007 by Ermes Culos. Il Vanzeli di Mateo(The Gospel of Matthew)Friulian TranslationbyErmes CulòsCopyright Ermes Culòs. All rights reserved 2007Introductory NoteIn a scene of the 1993 film Being Human, Robin Williams, in the guise of a sort of everyman, encounters and falls deeplyin love with a young woman (Anna Galiena) somewhere in the European Alps. Nothing unusual in that: it happens all thetime. The relationship is made somewhat unusual by the fact that the woman speaks a language he does not understand.The point made in that scene is that love transcends language barriers. Nothing particularly odd in that, either. What istruly remarkable is that the movie chose to use a language thatexcept for its sweet sounds would be sure to be totalgibberish to audiences everywhere. The chosen language was Friulian.Now it is not true ...