I Muvrini was formed in the early 1980s by the brothers Jean-Francois Bernardini and Alain Bernardini who were born in the village of Tagliu-Isulacciu in the north of Corsica. They are named after a type of wild sheep which live in the mountains of Corsica.
The Bernardini brothers were introduced to traditional Corsican music at an early age by their father, Ghjuliu, who was a well known poet and singer. They recorded their first single with their father in collaboration with the group Canta u Populu Corsu. Ghjuliu Bernardini died in December 1977 and I Muvrini's first album, I Muvrini ... ti ringrazianu, which was released in 1979, was dedicated to their father's memory.
In 2000, I Muvrini joined up with Sting to record the their most famous song, "Terre d'Oru" (English: Fields of Gold).
Throughout their career they have promoted the Corsican language and culture.
Anu lasciatu
I Muvrini Lyrics
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A nepita hè crisciuta à cantu à u casgile
Anu lasciatu un fiore
Pè u mese d'aprile
Anu chjosu e case quand'elli sò partuti
Ma u sole hè vultatu mezu à i caracuti
Sò firmati l'amori
Abbandunate l'orte è i prati à vaccheghju
Ci corre una funtana è canta à trimuleghju
Sò firmati i strazii
À cantu à u cunceghju
Ci hè un purtone apertu di castagnu tarlatu
È nantu à u scalellu trentanove stampatu
Anu lasciatu l'ore
Di u tempu passatu
Da sottu à una croce truvarete una scritta
I nomi sò zuccati nantu à una petra arritta
Anu lasciatu un pientu
Una lacrima zitta
Nantu à un muraglione anu postu in turchinu
Corsica Nazione di pettu à lu destinu
Anu lasciatu un passu
À mezu à lu caminu
Anu lasciatu un passu
Cum'è un ultimu fiatu
Anu lasciatu un passu
U sole era chjinatu
Anu lasciatu un passu
Chì ùn hè ancu vultatu ...
The song 'Anu Lasciatu' by I Muvrini is a melancholic reflection on the past and the people who have left their mark on the singer's life. The lyrics describe a village where the church bell tower and houses still stand, but the people who used to live there have moved on. The mention of a flower left behind for the month of April suggests a sentimental attachment to a specific time of year, possibly one associated with memories of those who have gone.
The next verse describes the abandonment of fields and pastures, and a fountain that still runs and sings. The mention of signed loves in silent villages suggests that the memories of the people who lived there are still very much present, even though they have left. The third verse mentions a door made of carved chestnut, and a staircase with the number 39 on it. These details add to the image of a village in Corsica that is frozen in time. The names of those who have gone are carved on a stone under a cross.
The final verse sums up the message of the song. The people who have gone have left behind a path that has not been retraced, as if their departure was final. The repetition of 'Anu lasciatu un passu' at the end of the song reinforces this idea. The singer is left alone to contemplate the people who have left and the mark they have left behind.
Line by Line Meaning
Anu chjosu e scole u vechju campanile
They have closed down the schools and the old bell tower
A nepita hè crisciuta à cantu à u casgile
Nepita has grown around the house
Anu lasciatu un fiore
They have left a flower
Pè u mese d'aprile
For the month of April
Anu chjosu e case quand'elli sò partuti
They have closed the houses when they left
Ma u sole hè vultatu mezu à i caracuti
But the sun has returned amidst the snails
Sò firmati l'amori
Love has been sealed
In li paesi muti
In the silent villages
Abbandunate l'orte è i prati à vaccheghju
The fields and meadows where they grazed cows have been abandoned
Ci corre una funtana è canta à trimuleghju
There is a fountain that sings in the tremble of the leaves
Sò firmati i strazii
Watches have been set
À cantu à u cunceghju
To the sound of the conch
Ci hè un purtone apertu di castagnu tarlatu
There is an open gate of wormy chestnut
È nantu à u scalellu trentanove stampatu
And on the forty steps stamped
Anu lasciatu l'ore
They have left the hours
Di u tempu passatu
Of the past time
Da sottu à una croce truvarete una scritta
Under a cross you will find an inscription
I nomi sò zuccati nantu à una petra arritta
The names are engraved on a standing stone
Anu lasciatu un pientu
They have left a tear
Una lacrima zitta
A silent tear
Nantu à un muraglione anu postu in turchinu
On a wall they have placed in turquoise
Corsica Nazione di pettu à lu destinu
Corsica Nation facing destiny
Anu lasciatu un passu
They have left a step
À mezu à lu caminu
In the middle of the road
Anu lasciatu un passu
They have left a step
Cum'è un ultimu fiatu
Like a last breath
Anu lasciatu un passu
They have left a step
U sole era chjinatu
The sun had set
Anu lasciatu un passu
They have left a step
Chì ùn hè ancu vultatu
That has not yet returned
Contributed by Kayla I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.