Name: Abballati, Tarantella (trad.) Sicily, Bass/Baritone version
Duration: P00H02M01S
Description: sung in Sicilian dialect. Tracka cover art: Alexandre-Thomas Francia, date unknown

Abballati, Tarantella (trad.) Sicily, Bass/Baritone version

by Mario il Basso

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sung in Sicilian dialect. Tracka cover art: Alexandre-Thomas Francia, date unknown

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Dance, dance!
Unmarried and married women
And if you don't dance well
I won't sing nor play for you

Sciù, sciù, sciù
so many women there are!
(Sciú sciú indicates a type of dessert and in this case means: sweetheart, honey, baby, darling)

There are four (girls) squashed* (in the sense they are homely) We can cook them can cook (in the double sense: of make them fall in love with us) with the potatoes*
There are four (girls) bruised* (same as above, not beautiful)
Them we can cook (same as above) with the green peas*

Dance, dance
Unmarried and married men
And if you don't dance well
I won't sing nor play for you

(Food is all just metaphorical in these lyrics.........)

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released November 20, 2022
singer: me

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Mario il Basso Ithaca, New York

Street Musician, Artist, Dancer, Inventor, etc in Ithaca NY. www.mario-il-basso.com Mario il Basso is my stage name. Bills, warrants, debts, birth certif: Kurt Lichtmann

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