Se chanto (Valli Occitane del Piemonte) - Italian Folk Ensemble

Описание: Se chanto (If it sings) (Occitan Valleys of Piedmont)
Se chanto (Valli Occitane del Piemonte)

From the concert "Il calendario dell’altra Italia" (The calendar of the other Italy) by the Italian Folk Ensemble - Adelaide, Australia 2015. Performance of traditional and popular songs of the Italian people.

The Italian Folk Ensemble (Adelaide) has been for the last 40 years, studying and performing traditional and popular songs of the Italian people, fully respecting their individual musical style and their cultural context. These songs cover a wide spectrum of emotions and experiences of the people of Italy through the ages, and as such, they are a unique medium to learn Italian culture and history.

In many Municipalities of the Occitan Valleys of Italy, a ceremony is held at the lowering of the Occitan flag on public buildings. A text that explains the reason for the observance is read in Occitan and Italian, then “Se Chanto” is sung. The same occurs when the flag is raised. In these valleys, “Se Chanto” is considered the Occitan anthem.

Nelle Valli Occitane italiane, molti Comuni organizzano una cerimonia al momento della posa della bandiera occitana sugli edifici pubblici. Un testo che spiega i motivi della commemora-zione è letto in occitano e in italiano, poi la bandiera viene alzata al suono di “Se Chanto”, un canto che in queste valli è ormai considerato l’inno occitano.


Devant de ma fenestro ia un auzeloun,
touto la nuech chanto, chanto sa chansoun.

Se chanto que chante, chanto pa per ieu,
chanto per ma mio, qu’es da luenh de ieu.

Aquellos mountanhos que tan autos soun
m’empachoun de veire mes amours ount soun.

Se chanto que chante, chanto pa per ieu,
chanto per ma mio, qu’es da luenh de ieu.

Baissà-vous mountanhos, planos levà-vous,
perque posque veire mes amours ount soun

Se chanto que chante, chanto pa per ieu,
chanto per ma mio, qu’es da luenh de ieu.

Se chanto que chante, chanto pa per ieu,
chanto per ma mio, qu’es da luenh de ieu. …


In front of my window there's a bird,
it sings all night, singing its song.

If it sings, let it sing, it is not singing for me,
it is singing for my friend, who is far from me.

Those mountains are so high
they prevent me from seeing where my love(s) are.

If it sings, let it sing, it is not singing for me,
it is singing for my friend, who is far from me.

Mountains lower yourselves, plains rise,
so that I may see where my loves are.

If it sings, let it sing, it is not singing for me,
it is singing for my friend, who is far from me.

If it sings, let it sing, it is not singing for me,
it is singing for my friend, who is far from me. …