• Vitti na Crozza: The Most Mysterious Sicilian Folk Song

  • Nov 19 2024
  • Length: 9 mins
  • Podcast

Vitti na Crozza: The Most Mysterious Sicilian Folk Song

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • There aren’t many Sicilian songs as famous as the one we’ll discuss in this episode. The song, titled “Vitti na Crozza” (I Saw a Skull), has a history that is both enigmatic and deeply connected to a classic film: “Il Cammino della Speranza” (Path of Hope) by Pietro Germi.

    Here are the lyrics we’ll be translating in this episode:


    Vitti na crozza supra nu cannuni

    fui curiusu e ci vosi spiari

    Idda m’arrispunnì cu gran duluri

    murivi senza toccu di campani


    Si ni eru si ni eru li me anni

    si ni eru si ni eru un sacciu unni

    ora ca su rivatu ad ottant’anni

    lu vivu chiama e a morti ci arrispunni


    Cunzatimi cunzatimi stu lettu

    ca di li vermi su manciatu tuttu

    si nun lu scuntu cca lu me difettu

    lu scuntu a chidda vita a sangu ruttu
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about Vitti na Crozza: The Most Mysterious Sicilian Folk Song

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available