Marianina Tra La La

DESCRIPTION: "Little Tuscan maid so gay and blythe, Lovely as the land that gave her life; Through the vineyard and the olive trees, Rings her laughter on the breeze." "Marianina, tra la la (x2)... No wild red rose was ever half so fair." She sings as she travels
AUTHOR: English version by Homer Harbour and A.D.Z. (source: mudcat.org thread "ADD: Marianina / Mariannina"; Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs lists a "David Klburn Stevens")
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (ChansonsDeNotreChalet)
KEYWORDS: beauty music nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 147, 152, 263, 345, "Marianina Tra La La"/"Marianina" (notes only)
ChansonsDeNotreChalet, p. 50, "Marianina" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [33 words]: The mudcat.org thread "ADD: Marianina / Mariannina" says that the Italian original of this dates back at least to 1921, but it sounds as if the English translation is a pretty dramatic rewrite. - RBW
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File: ACSF147M

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