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Si Maritau Rosa

from Cantadora by Kristine Barrett

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Si Maritau Rosa (Rose Got Married), traditional, Messina Sicily. I learned this from the Smithsonian Folkways recording “Folk Music from Italy: Messina Sicily.”

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Vinni la primavera
Li mennuli su’nchiuri
A mia ‘nfocu d’amuri
Lu cori m’addumò.

L’acheddi s’assicotnu
Fachennu discurseddi
Di quanti cosi beddi
Ca mi fannu ‘nsunnar

Si maritau rosa
Sarrida e Pippinedda
E iu ca sugnu bedda
Mi vogghiu martià (x2)

Di quanti beddi giuvini
Ca passunu di sta strada
Nuddu di na taliata
Digna la casa me.

E iu tra peni e lacrimi
Distruggiu la me vita
Mi vogghiu fari zita
Mi vogghiu marità.

Si maritau rosa
Sarrida e Pippinedda
E iu ca sugnu bedda
Mi vogghiu martià (x2)

Spring has come, almond trees are in blossom, the fire of love took over my heart. And amid sun and flowers, little birds are flying. All these beautiful things make me sigh. Rose got married and Sara and Josephine and me, who am beautiful, I was to get married. Rose got married and Sara and Josephine for me, who am beautiful no husband there is. So many handsome youths walk by along this street; but not even a glance to my house they give. Sure this desire is ruining my life. I want to get engaged, I want to get married. Rose got married. Dowry is ready, the house as well, spinster I won’t remain a bit old, I am already. It is my mother’s fault, she keeps me secluded but now all day I go here and there…”

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from Cantadora, released November 2, 2019

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Kristine Barrett San Francisco, California

Kristine Barrett is an artist, composer, and vocalist specializing in experimental traditional music and ritual song from Eastern Europe, the Republic of Georgia, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Ireland, and the Americas.

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