PARODY LYRICS
ORIGINAL SONG: "Santa Lucia" was a traditional song in the Neapolitan language, describing the appeal of an evening boat trip on the harbor in the Borgo (district of) Santa Lucia of Naples; it became a popular song after its translation into Italian by Teodoro Cottrau in 1849; it was the first Neapolitan song to undergo such a change during early enthusiasm for Italian reunification. It has been performed and recorded (links to Youtube) by many operatic singers e.g. Caruso, Lanza, Pavarotti and Bocelli, and also by Elvis Presley.
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, January, 2018. (The skeptical reader may surmise that the substituted lyrics are, in fact, about food intolerance), but the Italian setting and song make for a more enchanting experience.
To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.
WORDPLAY LINK: An expanded version of these lyrics, slightly modified to suit the format, form part of a poetic submission on our sister blog "Edifying Nonsense" e as this offering told its novel story with four limerick verses, it has been designated 'a brief saga'..
filastrocca: Italian for "nursery rhyme', 'fable','doggerel', or 'rigmarole'.
filastrocca: THE LEAN TRATTORIA OF PISA
(to the tune of "Santa Lucia")
navigate through thumbnails at bottom of page.)
At this point you might wish to return to the post 'Singable Lyrics: Novel Melodies for Limericks' HERE.
ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS
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