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Dormi bambina
Staff Notation • Secular, Lullabies
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Dormi bambina by Mariano Garau — Lyrics
Dormi bambina questa e la notte
che la befana dalle sue grotte
esce, e recando dolci e confetti
va per i tetti, va per i tetti.
Adagio adagio, pianin pianino
mette l'orecchio presso il camino
e se fan chiasso, se alcun si muove
cammina altrove.
Ed alle bimbe per far dispetto
che cattivelle non vanno a letto,
ed ai bambini che non son buoni
getta carboni.
Ma se, ascoltando placidamente,
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About Dormi bambina
Mariano Garau’s Dormi bambina is a charming Italian lullaby for SATB choir. The text describes the arrival of the Befana, a witch-like figure in Italian folklore, on Epiphany Eve. She visits children, leaving gifts of sweets and toys for those who are good and have gone to bed. For disobedient children, she leaves lumps of coal. This secular piece captures the whimsical, slightly cautionary, yet ultimately loving nature of this tradition, ideal for bringing a touch of Italian folk magic to a concert programme.
