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Lu ciumi tal​ì​a

from Southern Lights [reissue] by Angelo Romano

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Written during the Borgonyà exile of December 2016, this Sicilian language tune is a deep reflection on life and history as seen from the eyes of the very river passing in the little Catalan hamlet where the song was originally penned.

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M'attrovu, m'attrovu, un sacciu
unni m'attrovu, cu m'u fici fari
di venìri ccà dintra n'avutru tipu di realtà.
L'aria fridda parissi frisca, silenziu,
u ciumi s'arriprìa, la tierra sutta
li nostri pinzeri, iu ammucciatu pi
quarchi sinteri e la lòggica un ci sta pi veru:
genti cu cani ca canusci tutti,
e un canusci a mmia, cristianu dû munnu
pi chistu, un fantàsima p'iddi

E lu ciumi s'adduma, lu ciumi ni cunta
un trenu pi casu mi passa ri ciancu
e lu ciumi ni specchia, si specchia pi veru
cu friddu ri l'acqua e l'aria ccà gghiusu
e lu ciumi talìa, lu ciumi ni cunta
stori d'avutri cristiani, r'avutri eri
tucca a nuàtri capirli i traducirli
si nna firamu a parlari 'a sò lingua

M'attrovu, m'attrovu, cû sapi unni m'attrovu,
ma a na cuarchi manera sugnu ccà
dintra na storia ca nun vosi crià.
Lu scuru spacca li mè raggiuni, silenziu,
u ciumi ca ni talìa, la tierra ascuta li nostri vuci
e iu m'assuppu pi chisti strati
amentri u munnu sta jennu 'n guerra
tuti sciarriati senza bisognu
aceddi nivuri, chini di raggia
pi chistu senza cchiù spiranza

E lu ciumi s'adduma, lu ciumi ni cunta
ni passa ri ciancu e un ni n'addunamu
lu ciumi ni specchia li facci ch'avemu
cu friddu ru siccu, ra siti ri l'odiu
e lu ciumi talìa, lu ciumi nni viri
stori ri nuatri fitusi, nuatri pirduti
tucca a nuàtri firmarci, a nuatri canciarci
si nna firamu a affruntari stu ciumi

E lu ciumi talìa, e lu ciumi talìa (casi n'assicuta)
...mentri talìu stu ciumi.

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from Southern Lights [reissue], released May 22, 2020
Angelo Romano: lead vocals, guitars, bass guitar, bass ukulele, synthesizers, field recordings
María Borrell: cello
Nacho López: violin

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Angelo Romano Palermo, Italy

Born 1982 in Sicily, Angelo Romano is a singer-songwriter with a totally personal approach to music and arts. His life is kind of a weird storybook, with several cities all around where he spent some time and lived his life: from Pisa to Florence, from Ottawa to Amsterdam, from Groningen to Berlin, Utrecht, Barcelona and then Palermo, where he is currently based. ... more

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