My mother give me a hundred lire
that in America I want to go
My mother give me a hundred lire
that in America I want to go
My mother give me a hundred lire
that in America I want to go
I’ll give you a hundred lire
but in America no no no no
I’ll give you a hundred lire
but in America no no no no
I’ll give you a hundred lire
but in America no no no no
If you don’t want me to go to America
vo lontano vo a fa il soldà
If you don’t want me to go to America
vo lontano vo a fa il soldà
If you don’t want me to go to America
I’ll go far and make money
Go away, you ungrateful son
the ship will sink
Go away, you ungrateful son
the ship will sink
Go away, you ungrateful son
the ship will sink
And when I was in the middle of the sea
the ship turned around
And when I was in the middle of the sea
the ship turned around
When I was in the middle of the sea
the ship turned around
And my mother’s words
The truth has come
And my mother’s words
The truth has come
And my mother’s words
The truth has come
And instead the ones of my brothers
They are the ones who betrayed me
And instead the ones of my brothers
They are the ones who betrayed me
And instead the ones of my brothers
They are the ones who betrayed me
My curly, beautiful hair
in the bottom of the sea you rot
My curly, beautiful hair
in the bottom of the sea you rot
My curly, beautiful hair
in the bottom of the sea you rot
And my flesh is so tender
the fish of the sea
And my flesh is so tender
the fish of the sea
And my flesh is so tender
the fish of the sea
And my blood is so sweet
The whale will drink it
And my blood is so sweet
The whale will drink it
And my blood is so sweet
The whale will drink it
Goodbye mom goodbye brothers
goodbye I’ll never see you again
And goodbye Mama goodbye brothers
goodbye I’ll never see you again
Goodbye mom goodbye brothers
goodbye I’ll never see you again
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A very popular ballad, of which there are many lessons.
The original "Curse of the Mother", dating back to 1850, is the story of a young woman who, out of love, abandons her mother’s house and then makes a miserable end. Many verses still have a girl as the protagonist.
https://www.ildeposito.org/canti/mamma-mia-dammi-cento-lire
Later the original text was adapted to the one of recruitment or emigration.
Later the original text was adapted to the one of recruitment or emigration.
