A choral arrangement of a Corsican lullaby, taught to the VH camp group in Corsica earlier in the summer and passed on by Patty Cuyler to this session.
lyrics
O ciucciarella / Nun sai quantu t'adoru
Le to bellezze / Le to cullane d'oru
Ciucciarella inzuccarata
Quantu hè longa sta nuttata
Fà la ninna fà la nanna
U to babbu hè à la campagna
Cullà ne vogliu / Quassù per sse cullette
Ci sò le capre / Le muvre è le cervette
Quassù sò li trè cuniglii
Corri tù, sè tù ti piglii
Fà la ninna fà la nanna
U to babbu hè à la campagna
O little one,
You don't know how much I love you,
Your beauty,
Your gold necklaces,
Sweet little one.
How long this night is!
Lullaby, lullaby
Your daddy is in the countryside.
I want to climb
Up there on those hills.
There are goats,
Wild sheep* and does.
Up there are three rabbits.
Do run, try to catch them!
Lullaby, lullaby,
Your daddy is in the countryside.
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