Bella ciao
Instrumental Soon Lyrics
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O bella ciao, bella ciao
Una mattina mi sono azalto
E ho trovato l'invasor
O partigiano, portami via
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
O partigiano, portami via
E se io muoio da partigiano
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
E se io muoio da partigiano
Tu mi devi seppellir
E seppellire lassù in montagna
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
E seppellire lassù in montagna
Sotto l'ombra di un bel fior
Tutte le genti che passeranno
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
E le genti che passeranno
Mi diranno "che bel fior"
E le genti che passeranno
Mi diranno "che bel fior"
Ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh
Tutte le genti che passeranno
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
E le genti che passeranno
Mi diranno "che bel fior"
È questo il fiore del partigiano
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
È questo il fiore del partigiano
Morto per la libertà
The lyrics to Instrumental Soon's song Bella ciao tell the story of a partisan fighter who wakes up one morning to find the enemy invading. He calls out to his fellow partisan fighter to take him away because he feels like he is going to die. He then says that if he were to die as a partisan fighter, he wants to be buried up in the mountains, under the shade of a beautiful flower. He believes that those who pass by will see the flower and say "what a beautiful flower." In the end, he believes that this flower is the symbol of a partisan fighter who has died for the cause of freedom.
The song Bella ciao was originally an Italian folk song that was sung by rice weeders in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was later adopted as a song of the anti-fascist resistance in Italy during World War II. The song has since been performed by numerous artists and has become an anthem for many political and social movements around the world.
Line by Line Meaning
Una mattina mi sono alzato
One morning I woke up
O bella ciao, bella ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye
Una mattina mi sono azalto
One morning I rose suddenly
E ho trovato l'invasor
And I found the invader
O partigiano, portami via
Oh partisan, take me away
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
O partigiano, portami via
Oh partisan, take me away
Ché mi sento di morir
Because I feel like dying
E se io muoio da partigiano
And if I die as a partisan
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
E se io muoio da partigiano
And if I die as a partisan
Tu mi devi seppellir
You must bury me
E seppellire lassù in montagna
And bury me up in the mountain
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
E seppellire lassù in montagna
And bury me up in the mountain
Sotto l'ombra di un bel fior
Under the shade of a beautiful flower
Tutte le genti che passeranno
All the people who will pass by
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
E le genti che passeranno
And the people who will pass by
Mi diranno "che bel fior"
Will say to me "what a beautiful flower"
E le genti che passeranno
And the people who will pass by
Mi diranno "che bel fior"
Will say to me "what a beautiful flower"
Ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh, ouh-ouh-ouh
Instrumental
Tutte le genti che passeranno
All the people who will pass by
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
E le genti che passeranno
And the people who will pass by
Mi diranno "che bel fior"
Will say to me "what a beautiful flower"
È questo il fiore del partigiano
This is the flower of the partisan
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
Oh beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, beautiful goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
È questo il fiore del partigiano
This is the flower of the partisan
Morto per la libertà
Dead for liberty
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