Transcript and Translation: Canzoni sarda intitulada po sa disgrazia de Calabria e Messina

TRANSCRIPT:

CANZONI SARDA
intitulada po sa disgrazia de Calabria e Messina



1 Torrada
A s'Altu Soberanu depeus pregai
Cun sa menti trista sa canzoni imploru
Reggiu e Calabria posta in suspirai
Sa trista Messina lagrima de coru
Si binti sutta terra senza de s'accatai
Senza de cunfessai si funti partius
Triste aggligiu senze sacramentu
Ind'unu momentu si binti spirai
Tottus adoreus a su Soberanu
Si aizi sa manu po si liberai

2 Curba
Si binti spirai in d'unu sepulcru
Passa su vulcanu cun traizioni
Reggiu de Calabria si besti de luttu
Che istau mandau de su Criadori
Martiri sant'Agata cun su coru giustu
Abranda cust'ira o divinu Rendentori
Pranginti cun dolori nozentis pipius
E de coru findis mius si toccada amendai
Tottus ecc.


3 Curba
Di toccada amendai po s'ateru mundu
Gesusu po nosu e tanti infuriau
Calabria e Messina cè calada a fundu
Po curpa di essi mannu se pecau
Deus esti airau contra sa speranza
Partinti de Franza Rei e generali
Sa caserma Reali iu terra sprefundada
Reggiu Calabria impari cun Messina
Se bista mancada senza de ci penzai.
Tottu ecc.


4 Curba
S'est bista mancai tottu in dunu momentu
Tottus asutta asutta banda su vulcanu
Messina e Calabria posta in ispaventu
Narendisì Gesusu amenda cristianu
Lassa custu ingannu e cambia penzamentus
Vaporis e bastimentus a Napoli viaggianta
A Napuli portanta po dus medicai
Tottu ecc.


5 Curba
Po du medicai de s'infermidadi
In Messina ci passada tanti terremortus
Inda distruiu biddas e zittadis
Narendi sa genti cessu ite sciorrocus
Is sordaus mortus fianta centu e sesi
Sa mamma aundi seis nara fillus mius
Si lassas in axiu prangi e suspirai
Bandanta a circai e l'anta sutterraus.
Dusanti incontraus acabendi de ispirai
Tottu ecc.


6 Curba
Acabendi de ispirai causa meraviglia
Partinti sa genti de accanta e de lontanu
Postu inciadi in terra palazus e mobilia
Po curpa de cuddu barburu vulcanu
Sa genti morianta a centus e a millas
Poberas famiglia cun pipius nozentis
Su biri sa genti morta in s'attacu
Fattu anti un'imbarcu a Napoli a interrai
Tottus ecc.


7 Cruba
Napoli n interrai po sa celesti gloria
Ha postu in paura tottu sa Messina
Si binti sutterrai cun pena sufritoria
Sa genti moria cun tanti disciplina
Santa Caterina de coru da preganta
Chi abrandidi eus tanta de bentu rigorosu
E su Xelu in arreposu pozzanta gosai
Tottu ecc.


8 Curba
Pozzanta gosa tottus in generali
Sendi essiri dormius pighendi su reposu
A is 5 de mangianu in su mesi de Nadali
Banda su vulcanu tanti furiosu
Preghendi a Gèsus de s'onnipotenzia
Chi donghi provvidenzia a cuddus affligius
E a is seppellius in sa gloria a regniai
Tottus ecc.


9 Curba
Sa gloria a regnai in su paradisu
Sendi essi tranquillu in su lettu corcau
Subitu dis beni sa morti improvvisa
Si binti asutta de terra e mari prefundai
Sianta ingraziaus de su Babbu Eternu
Po curpa de su terrenu tantu traitori
Morinti cun dolori de langas de muru
E ne mancu Deus puru dus ha pozius salvai
Tottu ecc.


Ultima torrada
Accabada dappu custa poesia
Sultima torrada pregu a m'ascultai
Messia cun Calabria posta in tribulia
Mannus e pitius cantu incindadai
E de Arborea sa Virgini Maria
Preghendi a su fillu po dus agraziai
Angelus Domini nara su Messia
Adorais a Deus po si perdonai
Deu puru mischinu cantadori fia
De lastimidadi mi toccada a cantai
Tottus alimentada sa cristiania
Po curpa de sa Messina su malu operau
Tottus adoreus a su soberanu
E si alzi sa manu po si liberai

Autore Spanu Antonio di Iglesias
Si riserva i diritti che la legge accorda

TRANSLATION:

SARDINIAN SONG
dedicated to the downfall of Reggio Calabria and Messina

Translated by Andrea Mura

1 First chorus
We must pray to the Sovereign God
With a sad mind the song pleads
Reggio Calabria sighs
The sad Messina cries from the heart
They find themselves underground without noticing
Without confessing they are gone
Sad affliction without the sacrament
In a moment they died
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

2 Stanza
They died in a tomb
The earthquake came in treachery
Reggio Calabria is dressed in mourning
That was sent by the Creator
Saint Agatha Martyr with the just heart
Ease this wrath O divine Redeemer
The innocent children cry with pain
And from the heart we must make amends
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

3 Stanza
We must make amends in the other world
Jesus with us is so furious
Reggio Calabria and Messina are down in the depths
Because of their great sin
God is angry against hope
Rrom France the king and generals leave
The royal barracks has sunk under the earth
Reggio Calabria with Messina
They saw them disappear without thinking
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

4 Stanza
They saw it disappear all in an instant
The earthquake sends everything asunder
Messina and Reggio Calabria are in fear
Jesus is telling us make amends Christian
Leave this deception and change your mind
Steamships and ships travel to Naples
To Naples they bring them to be treated
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

5 Stanza
To cure them of diseases
Messina has many earthquakes
Who have destroyed towns and cities
Telling people to stop being stupid
One hundred and six soldiers died
The mother says where you are my children?
You leave us weeping and sighing
They went looking for them to bury them
They found them dying
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

6 Stanza
Their dying causes wonder
People from near and far depart
Buildings and buildings have collapsed
Because of that barbaric earthquake
People died by the hundreds of thousands
Poor families with innocent children
Seeing people dead under this misfortune
They were taken to Naples to be buried
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

7 Stanza
In Naples to bury them in the Celestial Glory
It terrorized all of Messina
They see them buried with immense suffering
People died with great dignity
With all their heart they prayed to Saint Catherine
That soothes the pain with a harsh wind
And in the sky may they rest in peace
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

8 Stanza
May everyone enjoy peace.
While they were sleeping and resting
At 5 o'clock in the morning of December
The earthquake came furiously.
Pray to Jesus the Almighty
Help those who are afflicted
And to the buried that may reign in glory
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

9 Stanza
His glory reigns in heaven
They were sleeping lying in bed
Death came suddenly
They found themselves buried under the earth and in the sea
Be in the grace of the Eternal Father
They die suffering under the collapse of walls
Nor could God save them.
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to set us free

Last chorus
I finished this poem
Please listen to the last chorus
Messina and Reggio Calabria in tribulation
Big and small, how many there are
And from Arborea the Virgin Mary
Praying to the son that he may please them
Angelus Domini says the Messiah
Worship God to be forgiven
I was a poor singer too
I must sing of compassion
All supported by Christianity
Because of the wickedness of Messina
We all worship the Sovereign God
Who raises his hand to save us

Author Spanu Antonio di Iglesias
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