Cavalcata2005 Paolo Mossa and The Oliena Magic Dancers
Dannunzio was in Oliena more or less a century ago when he had an personal experience with Oliena's Nepente which will be remembered by
Gabriele Dannunzio for all his time...as he was
completely "out of lunch". Paulicu Mossa on the other hand, can be remembered becuase he wrote one of the most popular Sardinian poems called
"ite bella chi ses" which was made famous by the
Bitti Sardinian choir a Tenores, which unique in Sardinian folk music.
ITE BELLA CHI SES
Ite bella chi ses, cantu m'aggradas,
cantu a sos ojos mios ses grassiosa!
A mes'abrile non fiorit rosa
colorida che tue e attraente.
Tue faghes amante unu serpente,
cun sos risittos tuos e miradas!
Bellos sun sos fiores in beranu,
est bella s'aurora e-i sa luna,
ma tue ses ancora pius bella!
In sa persona lughes che istella
e incantu desizu in ojos giughes,
In sa persona che istella lughes
e ispannas sas nues cun su risu,
In ojos giughes incantu dezisu
pro lassare su coro a pesa-rue.
Ite bella chi ses?..
Bellos sun sos fiores in beranu,
est bella s'aurora e-i sa luna,
ma ses ancora pius bella tue!
Sa Sardigna chircadela in tottue,
ch'est vantu a nd'incontrare tantu digna;
chircadela in tottue sa Sardigna,
o isparghide sa vela in altu mare;
est vanu tantu dign'a nd'incontrare,
essende a tottu cantas superiora.
Ite bella chi ses?..