Playing Godfather music got me here. I grew up in NY in the mid/late 50's and remember Lou Monte. I just got back from Italy and Sicily and I am ready to go back. Currently working Italian Dual Citizenship....Lou Monte, an Italian-American of Calabrian heritage, was born as Louis Scaglione on April 2, 1917 in Manhattan, New York. Lou passed away June 1989. He is missed.
+_vXxCrowbarxX _ Imagining what America would look like today if history was changed and if it were the Italians who claimed and colonized America, not the Spaniards or the English/British.
I'm not even Italian, and I even wowed my Sicilian co-worker one time by speaking some Italian to her (both of us being born and raised here in the U.S., no less). ................. alright, alright, I admit..... I was flirting with her. :P
@@nnotcamille It's a hell of a mix, that's for sure! And I'm only 33. Got a lifetime of being a half mick half guido, nut job ahead of me! One thing's for sure though. We're pretty good looking people. the Irish Sicilian mix ;)
RightAway87 oh yes, we are. And we know it too 😂. I’m 28 myself, and I’ve gotten more questions about my race than a lot of my friends. Do you speak fluent Italian (or Sicilian)?
@@nnotcamille I'm 3rd generation Sicilian so no, only English. But I grew up north of Boston in the Merrimack Valley. So I got a crazy accent so I'm told. loll And my Grandmother refused to teach my father Sicilian/Italian because she always cursed at him in Italian and she didn't want him knowing what she was saying.
No Italian wedding ever ended without this song being played and the elders up on the dance floor doing the tarantella with arms locked. Italian and proud!
Technically if you came to Italy you wouldn’t be part of it you’d be participating in it to be part of it you must have been born here like me.(Pure Italian who learned English)
Victor M did you know this song is also in Spanish... I heard it in a store... the beat,trumpets,etc. I knew it sounded familiar. Now I wonder if real Italians use this song in gatherings or weddings, it sounds cool
C’e ‘na luna mezz’u mare Mamma mia m’a maritare Figlia mia a cu te dare Mamma mia pensace tu Se te piglio lu pesciaiole Isse vai isse vene Sempe lu pesce mane tene Se ce ‘ncappa la fantasia Te pesculia figghiuzza mia La lariula pesce fritt’e baccala Uei cumpa no calamare c’eggi’accatta (Second stanza) C’e ‘na luna mezz’u mare Mamma mia m’a maritare Figlia mia a cu te dare Mamma mia pensace tu Se te piglio lu pulezia Isse vai isse vene Semp’a scuppetta mane tene Se ce ‘ncappa la fantasia Te scuppettea figghiuzza mia La lariula pesce fritt’e baccala Uei cumpa ‘na scuppetta c’eggi’accatta (And now for you nice ladies and gentlemen out there who don’t understand the eye-talian language, I’d like to do two choruses in British) Lazy Mary you better get up She answered back I am not able Lazy Mary you better get up We need the sheets for the table Lazy Mary you smoke in bed There’s only one man you should marry My advice to you would be Is to pay attention to me You’d better marry a fireman He’ll come and go, go and come Sempe la pompa mane tene Se ce ‘ncappa la fantasia Te pomperia figghiuzza mia La lariula pesce fritt’e baccala Uei cumpa ‘na pompina c’eggi’accatta 0 cumma ca me voglio marita Trovame ‘na uagliotta Ca me voglio marita Trovame ‘na uagliotta Ca me voglio marita Trovame ‘na uagliotta Ca me voglio marita Hey!
@@andreamasala4079 la lingua originale è il siciliano a tutti gli effetti. Nonostante questo, potrebbe essere una variante del sud della Calabria. Storicamente nel regno borbonico le lingue erano il siciliano (Sicilia, centro-sud Calabria e sud Puglia), e il napoletano (con tutte le sue varianti) nel resto. A me sembra una variante forse calabrese, e magari mi sbaglio. Perché qualche parola come "iss" che vuol dire "lui", nel siciliano della Sicilia si dicono "iddu". Giusta osservazione / domanda. Mi dispiace di non essere stato utilissimo. Saluti dal Messinese
Originally I'm from Peru and I work in a hospital here in Canada. On daily basis I dealing with patients with physical and mental problems , like Stroke, Cancer, Alzheimers, Dementia etc. I put Italian music to my Italian patients,. It makes them smile, someone's moves their hands, someone's sing every song, remembering the lyrics. Their families member react by crying, laughing, few make videos of the old family member, you name it. They always say thank you to me, but it's not me, IT'S THE MUSIC. The cool part is when they call me they say Hey Spagnolo, grazie ! Most of them when they return back to the hospital, they remember my face or my voice. That really makes me feel special.
I heard the Swedes think Italians are the most attractive people and Italians think the same about Swedes. I’m Italian and i def love Swedes so I can attest to that
Things a like about Italian culture. 1- Cars 2- Women (that hot accent) 3- Food 4- Music 5- Football defenders 6- Language Unfortunately I haven't been to Italy yet, so I don't this beautiful country yet.
They have more than just defenders. Its a stereotype because of "catenaccio" (padlock) coaches like Giovanni Trappatoni etc. They have in my lifetime (30 years old) quality ballers in midfield and attack like Schillachi, Del Piero, Vieri, Pirlo, Totti, Camoranesi, Baggio, Ravanelli, Inzaghi, Now Belotti etc.
I last time I heard this song, I was a teenager. Lou Monte's album was being played during a family reunion back in the middle 1960's. I miss those gatherings of aunts, uncles a lots of cousins: all Italian. I miss the food almost as much as family.
Brasileiro🇧🇷 aqui🙋🏻♂️, apaixonado pela cultura italiana... Escutei essa música linda na cena do casamento da filha de don corleone, no filme "The Goodfather I" e vim atrás da música... Parabéns pela obra de arte 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🕺💃😍🎶🎶🎵🎵 Vendo o filme em Janeiro de 2022. Sou gaúcho, do Brasil.
I'm 73. My dad would sing this to me when I was a small child. He would take my hands and we would dance. I realize now, we were dancing the Tarantella! (Italian word for Tarantula! )
I am Argentine, without being of Italian descent, but I do live in an Italian neighborhood here in Buenos Aires and I love these people so much that I became an Italian language teacher!!!! long live italy!!
I bet the food there is amazing bro as an American who's half Portuguese I've always wanted to visit Argentina it's a beautiful country with beautiful people
tranquilo hermano eres mexicano tienes cultura puedes sentirte italiano cuando quieras mexico es maravilloso.. ven cuando quieras a italia.. los inmigrantes hemos hecho grande america.. italianos, mexicanos irlandeses.. si un americano lo hubiera dicho yo hubiera estado enojado..salute compà
Lou Monte is Italian. Luigi Scaglione is his birth name. Sicilian I believe. Luigi Scaglione (later known by his performing name "Lou Monte") was born on April 2, 1917, in Manhattan, New York to Italian immigrant parents. His mother died when he was only two. He was raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey,
Lyrics for the non-Italians 🤣 C' 'na luna mezz'u mare Mamma mia m'a maritare Figlia mia a cu te dare Mamma mia pensace tu Se te piglio lu pesciaiole Isse vai isse vene Sempe lu pesce mane tene Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia Te pesculia figghiuzza mia Là lariulà pesce fritt'e baccalà Uei cumpà no calamare c'eggi'accattà C' 'na luna mezz'u mare Mamma mia m'a maritare Figlia mia a cu te dare Mamma mia pensace tu Se te piglio lu pulezia Isse vai isse vene Semp'a scuppetta mane tene Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia Te scuppettea figghiuzza mia Là lariulà pesce fritt'e baccalà Uei cumpà 'na scuppetta c'eggi'accattà Lazy Mary you better get up She answered back I am not able Lazy Mary you better get up We need the sheets for the table Lazy Mary you smoke in bed There's only one man you should marry My advice to you would be Is to pay attention to me You'd better marry a fireman He'll come and go, go and come Sempe la pompa mane tene Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia Te pomperia figghiuzza mia Là lariulà pesce fritt'e baccalà Uei cumpà 'na pompina c'eggi'accattà 0 Cummà ca m' voglio marità Trovame 'na uagliotta Ca me voglio marità Trovame 'na uagliotta Ca me voglio marità Trovame 'na uagliotta Ca me voglio marità Hey!
Embrace the hell out of your culture as long as it's not impacting society negatively, I don't see why people shouldn't. Hold on to your roots and be proud to be whatever you are.
I am 50% Italian and pale so it’s hard for people to believe but this music really just feels good to listen to, I love the memories of my family and I listening and singling together while this plays. I can remember when we used to do an Italian fest at a football field and they would blast Italian music and we would all sing and dance and they would set fireworks off it was truly beautiful
I am Greek, been in Italy 5 times, always felt at home. Now we often make Italian dishes (like spaghetti vongole = pasta with sea shells) and listen to old Italian songs. And this is casual, not like special "Italian dinner tonight", Italia is in my heart, always has been, without realizing.
Let me guess… you are American😂 the “I’m 50% Italian” that is probably not true at all. You are also “1/16 gErMaN” or something right? Typical from Americans. Never been to Italy right? Also…. Why did you put that you were pale??
I'm indian and even though i dont understand a word of it I love it and I listen to it every single day......it doesn't really matter where you're from...good music is always good music.
I dunno why but I listened to this song and a few other songs from Lou Monte (such as Pepino the Italian Mouse) after my long shift at work and I felt instantly lifted. Even though it may be pretty old music, it just makes my day. And as Robin Williams once said, "You'll have bad times, but they'll always wake you up to the good stuff you weren't paying attention to." Music like this is a part of the 'good stuff'. :)
THE NAVEL SICILY OF THE WORLD "" Sicily was a very important center, where vines began to be cultivated already in the Copper Age around 6,000-5,000 years ago. " Sicily "mother" of viticulture. According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science, the vine began to be cultivated on the island already in the Copper Age around 6,000-5,000 years ago. As in a paternity test, the analysis of about 2,000 vines between wild and cultivated and the relative 295 deduced genetic profiles, compared with those of 1500 Eurasian vines, indicates that Sicily has been at the center of the development of viticulture in Italy. The research is published in the Frontiers journal in Plant Science. "The analysis, which began in 2006, allows us to reconstruct the history of the domestication and cultivation of vines in Italy and in particular in Southern," says Carimi. The research shows, he adds, that "Sicily was a very important center, where the vine began to be cultivated already in the Copper Age around 6,000-5,000 years ago. Hypothesis already advanced in 2017 by researchers who analyzed the wine residues contained in amphorae from Mount Kronio, in Agrigento, dating back to the Copper Age ". There is a broad debate about the domestication of the vine (Vitis vinifera ssp. Sativa) from the wild ancestor (V. vinifera ssp. Sylvestris): experts wonder if it was a single event or rather it occurred on several occasions in the Mediterranean. Located in the center of the basin, Sicily has been a point of reference for the civilizations that have crossed it and hundreds of unique varieties of vines are still cultivated on the island, while wild vines are present along the banks of the rivers. To evaluate the relationships between the varieties cultivated in Sicily and its smaller islands and the wild "indigenous" vines, the researchers analyzed 170 cultivated and 125 wild varieties present in Sicily, and, explains Carimi, "comparing the genetic profiles of these varieties with those of 1500 Eurasian vines we have seen that there is a clear genetic separation between the "Sicilian" vines and all the others, while close affinities have been found between the Sicilian and southern Italian vines now cultivated and the spontaneous populations of the island ». This seems to contradict the hypothesis that the vines cultivated in Sicily derive from varieties of Middle Eastern origin and allows to hypothesize that spontaneous varieties contributed to the development of varieties cultivated in Sicily and that these were then spread throughout southern Italy. The research, financed by the Sicilian Region with European funds, continues with the recovery from the viruses of the most interesting vines from an oenological point of view and with the fielding of plants that will be vinified to see if any of them can be exploited to obtain quality wines.
I'm a proud italian who grew up to this song. I'm still listening to this in 2019. This song is played on Sunday's Pasta dinner nights and every italian feast. Ciao.
Katarzyna Maj you were right with your other prediction- our family gatherings are fucking LOUD. lots of talking and socializing which is awesome :D they’re also huge because every italian family has 293 children xD
E allora, cos'è ??? Tedesco ? Cinese ? Sono francese e, per me, è italiano dialettale... Quando un americano parla, non si dice che non parla inglese...
I LOVE ITALIAN FOOD: Sazizza,Pizza,CannoliSiciliano,Cassata, PastaChina, Mortadella,Turdiddri,Polpette, Parmigiana,FichiSecco, Tortellini, Carbonara, Amatriciana,Pastiera, Cotolette e PatateFritte. Mio padre è italiano ogni volta che vengo in italia vorrei rimanerci sempre tutta la vita!!!!!!!! E con la famiglia ascoltiamo queste canzoni alle feste di domenica con tutti a famiglia!
L'italia e' un bel paese come tutti sono d'accordo , ma il migliore paese del mondo e Gli Stati Uniti. Specialmente per i lavoratori e la gente che vuol lavorare sode per avere successo, non c'e' un alto paese come L'America. L'Italia e' un bel paese per visitare, ma non vorrei abitarci.
*Second Shhhtanza* *And now for you nice ladies and gentlemen out there who don't understand the I 'talian language, I'd like to do two choruses in Britishhh*
