Mamma mia dammi cento lire (Traditional)

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  • (Posted 2025-12-10)  CPDL #87750:     
Editor: Francesco Spiga (submitted 2025-12-10).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 321 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC SA
Edition notes: Arranged by Francesco Spiga for educational purposes.

General Information

Title: Mamma mia dammi cento lire
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 2vv   Voicing: Solo medium
Genre: SecularBalladeFolksong

Languages: Lombard, Italian
Instruments: Piano

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Original text and translations

Lombard.png Lombard and Italian.png Italian text

Mamma mia dammi cento lire
che in America voglio andà.
Cento lire io te li do,
ma in America no, no, no.

Suoi fratelli alla finestra
mamma mia lassela andà.
Quan' fu stada in meżżo al mare
bastimento si l'è fundaa.

Le parole dei miei fratelli
sono quelle che m'han tradii
le parole della mia imamma
son venute la verità.

English.png English translation

Mom, give me a hundred lire,
for I want to go to America.
I can give you a hundred lire,
But to America, no way.

Her siblings at the window:
mom, let her go.
When she was on the high seas
the vessel sank.

My siblings' words
betrayed me.
My mom's words
were the truth.

Translation by Francesco Spiga