Le duo Casa Lontana - Bella Ci Dormi



      Le duo Casa Lontana vous présente sa version de Bella Ci Dormi, chanson traditionnelle du Salento (Pouilles, Italie du Sud).


Bella ci dormi sui cuscini

Ea ieu qua fore, ea ieu qua fore

Bella ci dormi sui cuscini

Ea ieu qua fore, minu suspiri.


Minu suspiri fino a murire

Alzate bella e famme trasire

Minu suspiri e fino a murire

Alzate bella e famme trasire.


Bella ci dormi sulla mammace

Ea ieu qua fore, ca ieu qua fore

Bella ci dormi sulla mammace

Ca ieu qua fore nu me do pace


Nu me do pace fino a murire

Alzate bella e famme trasire

Nu me do pace fino a murire

Alzate bella e famme trasire


Bella ci dormi retu a ste mura

Ea ieu qua fore, ca ieu qua fore

Bella ci dormi retu a ste mura

Ca ieu qua fore mo senza paura.


Senza paura fino a murire

Alzate bella e famme trasire

Senza paura fino a murire

Alzate bella e famme trasire.


      'Bella ci dormi' was traditionally sung by musicians under the balconies of women who were being proposed to, but the tradition of the serenade and the custom of paying a musician to sing as a gesture of love has all but disappeared. Even if the concept of the serenade could do with a little C21st tweaking, I can’t help thinking that making a mixtape or a digital playlist for someone doesn’t have quite the same romantic quality as being sung to under a balcony in the light of the full moon, but I may be wrong!


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