(taken with Diego Donzella from "MyHiddenItaly" tours.)
The descendants of immigrants from Faeto, Italy to Cleveland, Ohio have been celebrating their heritage for nearly 90 years.
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Faeto Museum
(taken with Diego Donzella from "MyHiddenItaly" tours.)
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Lo gion' d' Fait' i sun tri bbéj'
This very old song brought to America by our grandparents was sung at many family gatherings. Below is the link and the lyrics in the Franco-Provencal language.
Lo gion' d' Fait' i sun tri bbéj'*
In this link, Gina Petitti/Buon-a-Petitti, sings this song
Lo gion' d' Fait' i sun tri bbéj',
i purtunt' la spaccat' a lu ciappéj'
e s'i allunt' a do e traj'
p' la vi du Muli viaj'.
L' figli' d' Fait' i sun tri bbéj,
i purtunt' la spaccat' a la unnéll'
e s'i allunt' a di e traj'
p' la vi du Muli viaj'.
*You can save the file to your desktop and then open it with an audio player (iTunes, RealPlayer, Quicktime, etc)
Recording made in Faeto by the "Corale - Nuova Provenza - directed by D. Raffaele Castielli" in 1972 and appears on the album: Cumm' Un Suaj'm' Luntan'.
Inno a San Prospero
Inno a San Prospero
(see link at bottom of this page to listen to the recording of the first verse and stanza)
1. O San Prospero, novello
di Faeto protettor,
il tuo nome, oh, quanto e bello
ci promette ogni favor!
Questo popolo che ti onora
e cotanto fida in Te
tu soccorri; deh! Gli implora
dal Signor perdon, merce!
Ritornello
O San Prospero, novello
di Faeto protettor
per tuo nome tanto bello
non negarci il tuo favor!