Arr. Tenore Santu Franziscu de Ala dei Sardi
Poetry by Padre Luca Cubeddu
lyrics
Donosa Elisa mia
In antis de mi pònnere in su mare
Mandare ti cheria
Un'amasciada pro ti saludare
Passo sas dies tristes
Ca no isco donosa coment'istas
Non mi poto allegrare
In su retiru ca non bido a tie
E benzo a ti chircare
In fatu a sas muntagnas note a die
My dear Elisa
Before going to sea
I will send
A message to say goodbye.
Sadly I pass my days
Because I do not know, my dear, how you are.
I cannot rejoice.
In my room I do not see you
And I come looking for you
And I circle around the mountains night and day.
A lost masterpiece of Brazilian music, from an artist who remains a mystery to this day, get second life via a glorious reissue. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 23, 2016