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Thread #3465   Message #17300
Posted By: Jerry Friedman
08-Dec-97 - 07:36 PM
Thread Name: Italian Folksongs
Subject: RE: Italian Folksongs
The chorus of "Santa Lucia" on my Caruso record is "Tu sei la perla/ Dell'armonia,/ Santa Lucia,/ Santa Lucia." ("You are the pearl of harmony.") The last verse starts, maestoso, "O bella Napoli!". Maybe that's the Naples Chamber of Commerce's version.