Fischia il vento
"Fischia il vento" | |
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("The wind whistles") | |
Music by | Matvei Blanter |
Lyrics by | Felice Cascione |
Written | September 1943 |
Recorded by | Milva (1965) |
Music of Italy | |
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Genres: | Classical (Opera) - Pop - Rock (Hardcore - New Wave - Progressive rock) - Disco - House - Dance - Folk - Hip hop - Jazz |
History and Timeline | |
Awards | Italian Music Awards |
Charts | Federation of the Italian Music Industry |
Festivals | Sanremo Music Festival - Umbria Jazz Festival - Ravello Festival - Festival dei Due Mondi - Festivalbar |
Media | Music media in Italy |
National anthem | Il Canto degli Italiani |
Regional scenes | |
Aosta Valley - Abruzzo - Basilicata - Calabria - Campania - Emilia-Romagna - Florence - Friuli-Venezia Giulia - Genoa - Latium - Liguria - Lombardy - Marche - Milan - Molise - Naples - Piedmont - Puglia - Rome - Sardinia - Sicily - Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol - Tuscany - Umbria - Veneto - Venice | |
Related topics | |
Opera houses - Music conservatories - Terminology |
Fischia il vento is an Italian popular song whose text was written in September 1943, at the inception of the resistenza. The lyricist was 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. Along with Bella ciao it is one of the most famous songs celebrating the resistance.
Recordings
- 1965 Milva on the album Canti della libertà
- 1993 Modena City Ramblers on the album Combat Folk
Sample lyrics
Lyrics translated to English: | The original lyrics in Italian: |
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The wind whistles, the storm rages, our shoes are broken but we must march on, |
Fischia il vento e infuria [/urla] la bufera, |
External links
- Fischia il vento and other partisans songs from the website of the Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia section of Rimini (Italian)
- Canzoniere ANPI (Italian)