Figli di Madre Ignota: band from Milano, Italy. A wild bunch who plays an a… Read Full Bio ↴Figli di Madre Ignota: band from Milano, Italy. A wild bunch who plays an aggressive mix of mediterranean urban music, evil polkas, mutant klezmer, breathless tarantellas. Surfy electric guitars and a generous horn section, a Balkan brass section playing with a twangy rock combo.

2014 – Bellydancer (GodzillaMarket)

Milano and Italy, Mediterraneo and Eastern Europe, different cultures and big cities. It is where we live. The “bellydancer” is an ideal epitome of these inspirations: Middle Eastern influences, Mediterranean traditions, urbanized life, the electrified skyline of the city lights: the “bellydancer” is an expression of a tradition and at the same time an attraction of the ethnic restaurant round your block, a concept (a suggestion) that can be placed wherever at will, disconnected from the context but still having its own identity and a strong connotation: a neon sign on an exchangeable background.
In this perspective, BELLYDANCER is a genuine snapshot of our shows, in which we favor the “indiscriminate danceable aggression”: if you like solid rock guitars, marble tough rhythm section, whether you like to dance or just sit on the couch, BELLYDANCER talks about lust, lust for sex, lust for food, lust for finding yourself lost in Istanbul, lust for being hungry, an urgent declaration of our Love for The Party.

TOURS

Italia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia: the band is well known for the breathtaking live shows, the spontaneous (and sometimes never ending) aftershows in the audience or with the local DJ with acoustic instruments, for the unstoppable self-irony and sparkly Italian temper.
Band’s highlights include Sziget Festival World Stage (H, 2009, 2012, 2013), Lowlands (NL, 2010), Das Fest (D, 2010), Horizonte Festival (D, 2009), Fusion Festival (D, 2009), Mundial Festival (NL 2009), Eskisehir Festival (T, 2009), Hidrellez Festival (T, 2013), Caterraduno (2011), Ariano Folk Festival (I, 2007, 2013), Rock’n Coke Istanbul (T, 2013).

RELEASES

2010 – Combat Disco Casbah (Saphary Deluxe/Universal)
Features the artistic direction of Tod A. (Firewater, Cop Shoot Cop), mix by Tamir Muskat (Balkan Beat Box), and cameos of Uri Kinrot (Boom Pam) and Tod A. and Tamir Muskat themselves.
2007 – Fez Club (Saphary Deluxe / Eastblok)
2004 – Tamboo Tamboo
2001 – Kanakapila

COMPILATIONS: Balkanica! v2 (2010), Balkan Fever (2008), Balkan Beats vol.3 (2008).

REFERENCES
http://www.fdmi.it
http://facebook.com/figlidimadreignota
http://soundcloud.com/figli-di-madre-ignota

Amarena
Figli Di Madre Ignota Lyrics

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Come un incanto questa sera
Dondolando su questa fune
È un lenzuolo legato a un tubo
Che mi farà fuggir da qui

Questa galera non mi piace
La primavera mi si addice
Guardo dall'alto quell'albero rosso

Che mi aspetta fuori da qui

Profuma l'aria della sera
Nei campi spogli tagliati dalla luna
Ma resisterti proprio non so
Dolce perla dal rosso color

La sento forte la fuga è vicina
E i secondini son ben lontani
Ma ancor più forte è la sensazione
Di salire a saziarmi di te

Amarena, amarena
Disegnata sulla pancia della vita
Amarena, amarena
Sei libertà e passion!

E mi risveglio all'ospedale
Ammanettato al lavandino
L'indigestione non e' un reato
Ho solo perso, ceduto al tuo sapor
E mi ritrovo ammanettato
Coi gendarmi sul mio lato
Potevo sceglier tra fuga e peccato
E ho scelto te

Amarena, amarena
Disegnata sulla pancia della vita
Amarena, amarena
Sei libertà e passion!
Mia amarena!

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Overall Meaning

The song "Amarena" by Figli Di Madre Ignota is a story about a prisoner who is planning to escape from jail. The song's lyrics express the prisoner's longing for freedom and his plans to escape with the help of a bedsheet tied to a pipe. The lyrics also describe the beauty of the outside world, with scents of the evening air and a red tree that the prisoner can see from his window. The prisoner is determined to escape, but he is also aware of the risks of being caught. However, his desire for freedom, represented by the image of the "amarena" (sour cherry), is too strong for him to resist.

The lyrics also convey a sense of rebellion against authority, as the prisoner chooses to escape rather than comply with the rules of the prison system. The image of the amarena, which is "drawn on the belly of life," represents the prisoner's spirit of freedom and passion, which cannot be contained by the oppressive system of the prison. The song's lyrics suggest that the prisoner's desire for freedom and rebellion against authority is a universal human impulse that cannot be repressed.

Line by Line Meaning

Come un incanto questa sera
This evening is enchanting

Dondolando su questa fune
Swinging on this rope

È un lenzuolo legato a un tubo
It's a sheet tied to a pipe

Che mi farà fuggir da qui
That will make me escape from here

Questa galera non mi piace
I don't like this prison

La primavera mi si addice
Spring suits me better

Guardo dall'alto quell'albero rosso
I look at that red tree from above

Che mi aspetta fuori da qui
That is waiting for me outside of here

Profuma l'aria della sera
The evening air is fragrant

Nei campi spogli tagliati dalla luna
In the barren fields cut by the moon

Ma resisterti proprio non so
But I just can't resist you