La 'nferta

from Christmas in Southern Italy - Live in Toronto by Francesco Pellegrino

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Traditional (Procida)
Vesuvius Ensemble

Francesco Pellegrino voice, chitarra battente
Marco Cera mandolin, guitars, ciaramella
Lucas Harris lute, guitars

With Special Guests:

Romina Di Gasbarro voice, guitar
Ben Grossman percussion, colascione, ghironda
Tommaso Sollazzo zampogna, mandolin, guitars

Recorded live by Grégoire Jeay at Heliconian Hall, December 22 & 23 2018
Mixing & mastering by Grégoire Jeay

lyrics

Che ‘nferta mi farraie cara signora
Si ciente vota allora te chiammaria
Vergine bella e Madre di Dio?

Vulesse ca chiuvesse maccarune
e prete della via case rattate
E l’acqua de lu mare, vino annevate
Mamme la nferta e Mamme la bona
ca Dio ce la perdona

ce la perdona a nuie a tutti quanti
Primma li piccirille a poi a li grandi
Si ce la fai de noce e castagne
Che puozza fa nu figlio Re di Spagna

Si nce la fai de noce e pignuole
Che puozza fa nu figlio mariuolo
Mamme la nferta e Mamme la bona
ca Dio ce la perdona

ce la perdona a nuie a tutti quanti
stienne lu ravulone e fatte annante

What will you offer me, dear lady,
if a hundred times an hour we call upon Maria,
Beautiful Virgin and Mother of God?

I wish it would rain macaroni, that the cobblestones would become grated cheese,
and that the sea water would become wine.
Mother of charity, blessed Mother,
may God forgive us.

Forgive us, one and all:
first the little ones and then the older ones.
If you give us some walnuts and chestnuts, may you have a son that becomes the King of Spain!

If you don’t give us walnuts and pine nuts,
may you have a son that becomes a thief!
Mother of charity, blessed Mother,
may God forgive us.

Forgive us, one and all,
let’s set the long table and line up!

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from Christmas in Southern Italy - Live in Toronto, released December 1, 2019

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Francesco Pellegrino Toronto, Ontario

Pellegrino is a magnetic singer, modulating his versatile tenor voice masterfully in each song.
By John Terauds Special to the Star
Thu., Dec. 5, 2019