Fischia il vento
"Fischia il vento" is an Italian popular song whose text was written in late 1943, at the inception of the Resistenza. Along with Bella ciao it is one of the most famous songs celebrating the Italian resistance.[1]
"Fischia il vento" | |
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Song | |
English title | "The Wind Whistles" |
Written | September 1943 |
Composer(s) | Matvei Blanter |
Lyricist(s) | Felice Cascione |
History
The lyrics were written at the end of 1943 in the Casone dei Crovi, an old building close tho the summit of Monte Peso Grande (Vendone, Liguria) used as a winter refuge by a group of partisans,[2] and it was performed in public for the first time in the nearby village of Curenna. The lyricist was their commander Felice Cascione (2 May 1918 - 27 January 1944), and the intention was to spur on the partisan movement. The music is that of the Russian popular song Katyusha.
Sample lyrics
Original Italian lyrics: | Translated English lyrics: |
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Fischia il vento, infuria [urla] la bufera, |
The wind whistles, the storm rages, |
Recordings
- 1965 Milva on the album Canti della libertà[3]
- 1993 Modena City Ramblers on the album Combat Folk[4]
- 1995 Skiantos on the VV. AA. album compilation Materiale Resistente 1945-1995 and reprinted on their 2004 album Rarities[5]
- 2003 Banda Bassotti on the album Así es mi vida[6]
- 2009 P38Punk on the album Fischia il vento (singolo)[7]
- 2010 Talco on the album 10 Years[8]
- 2013 Kenobit on the album Kenobit[9]
- 2013 NH3[10]
- 2016 Greta Olm[11]
In Films
The song was featured in the 2003 Italian film Buongiorno, Notte, in which several characters involved in the resistance movement sang it at a celebratory event.
References
- Stanislao G. Pugliese, Stanislao Pugliese (2004). Fascism, Anti-fascism, and the Resistance in Italy: 1919 to the Present. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 246. ISBN 9780742531222.
- Alfonso, Donatella (2014). "6. I partigiani non hanno una canzone". Fischia il vento - Felice Cascione e il canto dei ribelli (in Italian). Castelvecchi. ISBN 9788868265748. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- "Milva - Bella Ciao-Fischia il Vento (canti dei Partigiani)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Fischia il vento - Modena City Ramblers". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Fischia il vento - Skiantos". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Banda Bassotti - Fischia Il Vento". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "P38PUNK Fischia il Vento". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Talco - Fischia il vento [10 years - Live in Iruña]". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "KENOBIT - Fischia il Vento". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "NH3 - Fischia il vento - Bella ciao". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
- "Greta Olm-Fischia il Vento". Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
External links
- Fischia il vento from Canzoniere ANPI (in Italian)