La notti di Natali

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

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Traditional (Sicily)
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

A la notti di Natali
c’è na festa principali
e nascì lu Bambineddu
‘nmezzu lu voi e l’asineddu.

Pipituni senza sali
c’avviniri a vinnignari?
cu lu pattu ca ti fazzu
ca racina un ti n’ha mangiari.

E susi pasturi nun dormiri chiù
lu vidi ca è natu Bambinu Gesù.

A la notti di Natali . . .

Aspettatimi tanticchiedda
quantu arrivu a lu pagliaru
mi scurdai la puddastredda
l’acidduzzu dintra u panaru
la racina dintra u cufinu
pi purtarla a Gesù Bambinu.

E susi pasturi nun dormiri chiù
lu vidi ca è natu Bambinu Gesù

On Christmas eve,
there is a major feast day
for the little Child was born
between an ox and a donkey.

Pipituni with no salt between your ears,
Are you coming to the market?
With the bet I made with you,
you won’t have to eat only grapes!

And rise up, shepherd, don’t sleep anymore,
don’t you see that baby Jesus is born!

On Christmas eve . . .

Hold on a minute!
when I come to the hay stable
I forgot the hen
the bird in the trash,
the grapes in the basket -
to bring it all to baby Jesus.

And rise up, shepherd, don’t sleep anymore,
don’t you see that baby Jesus is born!

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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