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Thread #3465   Message #1359233
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
16-Dec-04 - 08:25 PM
Thread Name: Italian Folksongs
Subject: RE: Italian Folksongs
"Santa Lucia" was posted by Genie 07 Dec 01 in Italian, probably so far above that you missed it. You have mis-spelled 'luccica' in the first line and all grave accents are incorrectly made. At the end of the post, she gave a commonly sung translation but did not complete the last two verses.

When o'er the waters
light winds are playing
Thy spell can soothe us,
all care allaying;
To thee sweet Napoli,
what charms are given;
Where smiles creation,
toil blest by heaven.

*Hark how the sailor's cry
Joyously echoes nigh:
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
Home of fair poesy,
Realm of pure harmony,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
*repeat of lines 9-14 of the translation.
See Santa Lucia