Lu suli si nni ije (Sicilia) - Italian Folk Ensemble

The sun has gone (Sicilia). Fragment of a song found throughout Sicily and which has many variants. These have acquired several functions: of farewell, hope, migration, love lost, …
Frammento di un canto trovato in tutta la Sicilia e che ha molte varianti. Queste hanno acquisito diverse funzioni: d’addio, d’emigrazione, di speranza, d’amore perduto, ...
Dirindijë dirindijë
diririndì diririndì dirindijë
Dirindijë dirindijë
diririn diririn rindi rindì
Lu suli sinni ijë
e lu suli sinni ijë
e lu suli sinni ijë
e chissà si turnirà?
La colpa l’è di tua ma
e la colpa l’è di tua ma
e la colpa l’è di tua ma
che non ti vò fa marità.
Dirindijë dirindijë,
diririndì diririndì dirindijë
Dirindijë dirindijë
diririn diririn rindi rindì
The sun [my love] is going away,
and the sun is going away
and the sun is going away
who knows if it will return?
It is your mother’s fault
and it is your mother’s fault
and it is your mother’s fault
who does not want you to marry [me].

From the concert " Nei granai della memoria" (In the granary of our memories) by the Italian Folk Ensemble - Adelaide, Australia November 2014. Performance of traditional and popular songs of the Italian people.
The Italian Folk Ensemble (Adelaide) has been for over 40 years, studying and performing traditional and popular songs and dances 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.
Graphic: Head of a young girl - 1898; William Adolphe Bouguereau