Short Description: The sheet music is an arrangement of "Bella Ciao" (Hugel / Fonola Band). It corresponds to the original rcording and contains the following versions: 1. Piano & 4 male Voices (=Original), 2. Piano & 4 female Voices, 3. Piano & 4 mixed Voices (Soprano, Alto, Tenor/Bariton, Bass), 4. Piano & Lead Vocal, 5. Lead Sheet. All versions incl. Original Lyrics & Chord Symbols.
Licensed Territory: worldwide
Instrumentation: Choir, Piano & Vocal, Lead Sheet
Instruments: Vocal, Choir, Piano
Instrumentation Details: The instrumentation is flexible: either piano & lead vocal or piano & choir (male, female or mixed) and other instruments (lead sheet with chord symbols)
Interpreter: Hugel / El Profesor / Fonola Band
Music and Words: trad.
Level: 2 (of 5)
Pages: 34
Order No. 101-505-8062d
Guarantee: yes
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Songfacts:
jazzinotes' score of Bella Ciao tries to empower diverse instrumentations: You find the original version of 4 male vocals, but also for 4 female and 4 mixed vocals (soprano, alto, tenor/bariton and bass), all in an arrangement for piano accompaniment, which is very easy to play (as the guitar of the original recording). In addition you also find a piano version with lead vocal and a lead sheet. Included in all versions are the chord symbols and the original italian lyrics.
The folk song Bella Ciao was well known already in the 19th
century on the countyside of northern Italy. In the second world war it
became the hymn of the partisans who were fighting first against the
fascist government and later against the German occupators. After the
war the song was part of anti fascist, communist, anarchist and social
democratic movements, not only in Italy.
The Netfilx series Money Heist (casa de papel) changed the meaning and function of the protest song completely. The Remix of El Profesor (a role in the series) and the french DJ Hugel let the song enter the summer charts of Europe in 2018.
Here comes the english translation of the original italian lyrics:
In the morning I got up
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao (Goodbye beautiful)
In the morning I got up
To the paddy rice fields, I have to go.
And between insects and mosquitoes
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
and between insects and mosquitoes
a hard work I have to work.
The boss is standing with his cane
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
the boss is standing with his cane
and we work with our backs curved.
Oh my mother, what a torment
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
oh my mother, what a torment
as I call you every morning.
And every hour that we pass here
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
and every hour that we pass here
we lose our youth.
But the day will come when us all
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao
but the day will come when us all
will work in freedom.
Transposition:
We can transpose this tune for you. This is how it works:
1. Order it in the original version.
2. Order our article Transposition B.
3. Send an informal email to info@jazzinotes.com (subject:“Transposition”). In the email please indicate the title of the original as well as the key desired.
You’ll receive the transposition within a couple of days as a pdf file you can open using your password for the original version.