Canto dei Sanfedisti - The Anthem of the Sanfedists

This was the war tune of the Sanfedists - a Catholic counter-revolutionary movement created by cardinal Fabrizio Ruffo in an act of loyalty to the King of the Two Sicilies, who fought against the french jacobins and their puppet state in southern Italy - the Parthenopean Republic. Translation was free according to my own very limited knowledge of the Napolitan dialect, and with the help of my friend Sergio. Grazie mille amico mio! Lyrics: A lu suono de la grancascia Viva lu populo bascio A lu suono de tamburrielli So’ risurte li puverielli A lu suono de campane Viva viva li pupulane A lu suono de viuline Morte alli Giacubbine Sona sona Sona Carmagnola Sona li cunzigli Viva ’o rre cu la famiglia Alli tridece de giugno Sant’Antonio gluriuso ’e signure ’sti birbante ’e facettero ’o mazzo tanto So’ venute li Francise Aute tasse ’nce hanno mise “Liberté, Egalité“ Tu arrobbe a me, io arrobbo a te. Sona sona Sona Carmagnola Sona li cunzigli Viva ’o rre cu la famiglia Li Francise so’ arrivate ’nce hann
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