Marina Rossell i Figueras (Gornal, January 17, 1954) is a Catalan singer in… Read Full Bio ↴Marina Rossell i Figueras (Gornal, January 17, 1954) is a Catalan singer in Catalan and Spanish.

She's one of the most important singers in modern Catalan song. She has sung traditional and revolutionary classical Catalan songs, habaneras and her own compositions.

Rosell has collaborated with such diverse artists as: Georges Moustaki, Montserrat Caballé, Luis Eduardo Aute, Carlos Cano, Pedro Guerra or the flamenco guitarist Tomatito. She has made numerous tours by Europe, Latin America and the north of Africa.

Bella ciao
Marina Rossell Lyrics

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Muy de mañana, me he levantado,
oh, bella, ciao…
Muy de mañana me he levantado
y me he enfrentado al invasor.
Quiero ir contigo donde tú vayas
Oh, bella, ciao…
Quiero ir contigo, ay, partisana,
para que me des valor.

Y si muriera en este campo,
Ay, bella, ciao…
Y si muriera en este campo
cúbreme con el calor
de nuestra tierra, que entre tus manos
Ay, bella, ciao…
De nuestra tierra, que entre tus manos
sabe a revolución.
Y cuando pasen los partisanos
Ay, bella, ciao…
Sabrán que el árbol que tú plantaste
sobre mi fosa, floreció.
Con flores rojas, rojas de sangre
Ay, bella, ciao…

Con flores rojas, que tú metiste
dentro de mi corazón.

Overall Meaning

These lyrics are from the iconic anti-fascist Italian song "Bella Ciao". The song is about a partisan who is going to go fight against the fascist invaders, and as the lyrics suggest, she wakes up early in the morning to go fight them. The partisan asks to go with the person she is addressing, most likely another partisan or lover or friend, and wants to be brave, saying "para que me des valor" or "to give me valor." If she were to die in the battlefield, she asks the person to "cúbreme con el calor" or "cover me with warmth" of our land, which to her represents the revolution. The partisan believes that if she were to die, whatever tree that her addresser planted will sprout, showing that her efforts were not in vain. The song ends by saying that the tree will blossom with red flowers, which represents the blood of the partisan.

Line by Line Meaning

Muy de mañana, me he levantado, oh, bella, ciao…
I woke up very early in the morning, oh beautiful goodbye…

Muy de mañana me he levantado y me he enfrentado al invasor.
I woke up very early in the morning and confronted the invader.

Quiero ir contigo donde tú vayas Oh, bella, ciao…
I want to go with you wherever you go, oh beautiful goodbye…

Quiero ir contigo, ay, partisana, para que me des valor.
I want to go with you, oh partisan, so you can give me courage.

Y si muriera en este campo, Ay, bella, ciao…
And if I die in this field, oh beautiful goodbye…

Y si muriera en este campo cúbreme con el calor De nuestra tierra, que entre tus manos Ay, bella, ciao…
And if I die in this field, cover me with the warmth of our land, that in your hands, oh beautiful goodbye…

De nuestra tierra, que entre tus manos Sabe a revolución.
Our land, that in your hands, tastes like revolution.

Y cuando pasen los partisanos Ay, bella, ciao…
And when the partisans pass by, oh beautiful goodbye…

Sabrán que el árbol que tú plantaste sobre mi fosa, floreció.
They will know that the tree you planted on my grave, blossomed.

Con flores rojas, rojas de sangre Ay, bella, ciao…
With red flowers, red from blood, oh beautiful goodbye…

Con flores rojas, que tú metiste dentro de mi corazón.
With red flowers, that you placed inside my heart.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Marina Rossell, Tradicional

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