Bella Ciao | Vive la liberté
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♫ Bella Ciao ♫
The song Bella Ciao is the song of the Italian resistance and partisans who fought against the fascist dictatorship of Mussolini and the occupation by Hitler's Nazi soldiers. It is the song of April 25th, the day Italy celebrates the liberation from Nazi fascism.
Who were the partisans?
The partisans were the Italian resistance against the fascist dictatorship and the Nazi occupation. Their help was crucial for the liberation of Italy by Anglo-American troops. The partisans were common people who armed themselves as best they could. They belonged to different political tendencies (communists, shareholders, monarchists, socialists, democrats, liberals, republicans, anarchists) gathered in the Committee for National Liberation (it. Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale). They hid mainly in the mountains and weakened the enemy with insurrections and sabotage, for example by damaging communication and transportation routes. Women also played an important role and were often the relay women, carrying information and messages.
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Stamattina mi sono alzato,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Stamattina mi sono alzato,
E ho trovato l’invasor.
Oh partigiano, portami via,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Oh partigiano, portami via,
Ché mi sento di morir.
E se io muoio da partigiano,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
E se io muoio da partigiano, tu mi devi seppellir.
E seppellire lassù in montagna,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
E seppellire lassù in montagna,
Sotto l’ombra di un bel fior.
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
Mi diranno «Che bel fior!»
«E questo è il fiore del partigiano»,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
«Questo è il fiore del partigiano,
Morto per la libertà!»
This morning I got up,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
This morning I got up,
And I found the invader.
Oh partisan, take me away,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
Oh partisan, take me away,
Because I feel like dying.
And if I die as a partisan,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
And if I die as a partisan, you have to bury me.
And bury up there in the mountains,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
And bury up there in the mountains,
Under the shade of a beautiful flower.
All the people who will pass,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
All the people who will pass,
They will say to me «What a beautiful flower!»
«And this is the flower of the partisan»,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
"This is the flower of the partisan,
Died for freedom!"
Bella Ciao | Vive la liberté
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♫ Bella Ciao ♫
The song Bella Ciao is the song of the Italian resistance and partisans who fought against the fascist dictatorship of Mussolini and the occupation by Hitler's Nazi soldiers. It is the song of April 25th, the day Italy celebrates the liberation from Nazi fascism.
Who were the partisans?
The partisans were the Italian resistance against the fascist dictatorship and the Nazi occupation. Their help was crucial for the liberation of Italy by Anglo-American troops. The partisans were common people who armed themselves as best they could. They belonged to different political tendencies (communists, shareholders, monarchists, socialists, democrats, liberals, republicans, anarchists) gathered in the Committee for National Liberation (it. Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale). They hid mainly in the mountains and weakened the enemy with insurrections and sabotage, for example by damaging communication and transportation routes. Women also played an important role and were often the relay women, carrying information and messages.
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Stamattina mi sono alzato,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Stamattina mi sono alzato,
E ho trovato l’invasor.
Oh partigiano, portami via,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Oh partigiano, portami via,
Ché mi sento di morir.
E se io muoio da partigiano,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
E se io muoio da partigiano, tu mi devi seppellir.
E seppellire lassù in montagna,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
E seppellire lassù in montagna,
Sotto l’ombra di un bel fior.
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
Mi diranno «Che bel fior!»
«E questo è il fiore del partigiano»,
Oh bella, ciao! Bella, ciao! Bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
«Questo è il fiore del partigiano,
Morto per la libertà!»
This morning I got up,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
This morning I got up,
And I found the invader.
Oh partisan, take me away,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
Oh partisan, take me away,
Because I feel like dying.
And if I die as a partisan,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
And if I die as a partisan, you have to bury me.
And bury up there in the mountains,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
And bury up there in the mountains,
Under the shade of a beautiful flower.
All the people who will pass,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
All the people who will pass,
They will say to me «What a beautiful flower!»
«And this is the flower of the partisan»,
Oh beautiful, hello! Hello beautiful! Beautiful, bye, bye, bye!
"This is the flower of the partisan,
Died for freedom!"