Tu sei bella Aci Catena - T Salvatori C Salvatori

Story Behind The Song

There was one wonderful Italian who even got in his car to lead the way for us to follow him or we never would have found the restaurant for dinner that night! The smartest of all direction-givers though was a woman in a small town called Aci Catena; summoned by her husband to help us. Well, she came out her front door (which was about one yard away from the street) in a bright pink bathrobe, largely pregnant; with kids hanging on her from all sides. She came to the car window and calmly and simply told Dad to proceed about four streets straight ahead and when we got there...to stop again and ask someone else! Even Dad could follow that plan! Anyway, one thing led to another and with nothing but time on our hands out there...guitar in hand and an Italian crooner who fancies himself Mario Lanza in the vicinity, music and lyrics were written to document this wonderful Sicilian phenomenon.

Song Description

Doing this always seemed to attract the attention of many Italians to come over and offer their opinion about the best way for us to go. They'd point in different directions, shrug their shoulders, wave their arms and ultimately start arguments amongst themselves. Go left...go right...go up...go down...but the directions always included a Church as one of the points along the way for some divine reason; perhaps so we could stop and pray for directions to get to our destination. Anyway, when all was said and done, we would still see the assembled group of Italians arguing in our rear view mirror even after we'd pull away.

Song Length 3:08 Genre World - European, Pop - Classic
Tempo Medium Slow (91 - 110) Lead Vocal Duet Male
Mood Welcoming, Enchanting Subject Town, Village, Highway, Street, Road
Language Italian Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Tu sei bella Aci Catena
(You are beautiful, Aci Catena)

Aci Catena buon giorno
(Aci Catena good day!)
Benvenuti 'la nostra citta
(Welcome to our city)
Dove il centro il mercato
(Where is the central market?)
Noi stiam' guidando in cerchio...
(We are driving in circles...)

Prima 'vanti, gira la sinistra
(First go ahead, then turn left)
Quindi si va, 'la chiesa
(Then you go on, from the church)
Quindi destra, quindi la sinistra
(Then right, then left)
Gira l'ang'lo, la chiesa
(Then turn the corner, at the church)

Aci Catena aiuto mi
(Aci Catena, please help me!)
Aci Catena aiuto mi
(Aci Catena, please help me!)
Dove il centro il mercato
(Where is the central market?)
Noi stiam' guidando in cerchio...
(We are driving in circles...)

'ndare l'ang'lo, gira sinistra
(Go to the corner, turn left)
Quindi destra, 'la chiesa
(Then right, at the church)
Gira destra, gira sinistra
(Turn right, then turn left)
Gira l'ang'lo, 'la chiesa
(Turn the corner, at the church)

Aci Caten' arrivederci!
(Aci Catena goodbye!)
Non abbiamo mai trovat' il centro!
(We never found the center!)
Preferisco perso in Sicilia
(I prefer to be lost in Sicily)
'nvece trovat' altrove
(Instead of being found elsewhere!)

Aci Catena tu sei bella
(Aci Catena you are beautiful)


Guitar: Tom Salvatori
Mandolins: Leroy Bocchieri
Vocals: Massimo Di Nocera

Composed by: Tom Salvatori
Lyrics by Charles Salvatori
2009 (c) Salvatori Productions, Inc., ASCAP

( ) English translation appears in parenthesis

Lyrics Charles P. Salvatori Music Tom Salvatori
Producer Michael Salvatori Publisher Salvatori Productions, Inc.
Performance Massimo Di Nocera - vocals, Leroy Bocchieri - mandolin, Tom Salvatori - guitar Label Salvatori Productions, Inc.

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