“Pulcinella bella” is a song inspired
by the carnival mask of Alessandria del Carretto, a small village of 355
inhabitants in the province of Cosenza. It is a very engaging song, in
fact it is a sort of upbeat pizzica in Renanera sauce, but the big surprise
is the artist with whom Unaderosa and Antonio Deodati chose to collaborate.
This is maestro Mimmo Epifani, from Puglia from San Vito Dei Normanni,
who is considered by critics to be one of the best musicians and connoisseurs
of ethnic music at an international level for the technical innovations
of improvisation applied to his instrument, the mandolin, as well as for
the technique of the “barber's mandola”.
The meeting between Renanera and Mimmo Epifani took place in September
2023, when they shared the stage of a concert performing their respective
live shows. They liked each other! “Pulcinella bella” had already been
written by Renanera and maestro Epifani appreciated it very much, so he
embellished the song with his mandolin and his unmistakable mantric nursery
rhymes. Mimmo Epifani's long musical career includes collaborations with
great artists such as Roberto de Simone, Massimo Ranieri, Eugenio Bennato,
with whom he founded the Taranta Power movement and then Antonio Infantino,
Caterina Bueno, Matteo Salvatore, Ambrogino Sparagna, Avion Travel, Peppe
Servillo , Pietra Montecorvino, José Barros, Danilo Rea, Rita Marcotulli,
Fabrizio Bosso, Roberto Gatto, Furio Di Castri, Xavier Girotto and Fausto
Mesolella, with whom he took care of the arrangements of some of his numerous
recordings. He was one of the protagonists of Notte della Taranta, he
set music to many feature films and participated in film productions as
an actor.
PULCINELLA
BELLA
(Lyrics: Concetta De Rosa-Cosimo
Epifani/music: Concetta De Rosa-Mimmo Epifani-Antonio Deodati)
La la la la lai la , La la la la lai la
Polëcïinellë biellë ballava senza sudari
Nun se ne impurtava d’i vuci e d’ i cummari
Linchìa cu l’allegrizza li stradi, li chiazze e lu mari
Ballava senza fermarsi li juorni di Carnivali.
Faciva invidia sulu a li cchiù brutti
Ma cu la danza sua mintìa d’accordo a tutti
Polëcïinellë lajiedë nun capiva
Ca nfunnu nfunnu lu cori iddu pure l’amava
Ca nfunnu nfunnu lu cori iddu pure l’amava
Polëcïinellë biellë, Polëcïinellë biellë
Schiocche russe ‘nfaccia, culuri dintr’ i capill’
La la la la lai la , La la la la lai la
(2 volte)
Tiberino, Tiberino, vid lu grano in magazzino,
ci lu grano nun ci basta, vid lu grano ‘nt’a la cascia
Tiberino, Tiberino, vid lu grano in magazzino
Polëcïinellë biellë nun canusciva u mali
E nun immaginava ca la vulia fermari
L’urs de la caverna jessia pe la firmari
Pecchè troppa allegrizza lu java a disturbari
Ma i juorni di la festa stiano finennu
Quaremma c’u pedi tortu pe miezzu si stia mindennu
Polëcïinellë lajiedë nun capiva
Ca nfunnu nfunnu lu cori iddu pure l’amava
Ca nfunnu nfunnu lu cori iddu pure l’amava
La la la la lai la , La la la la lai la
Tiberino, Tiberino, vid lu grano in magazzino,
ci lu grano nun ci basta, vid lu grano ‘nt’a la cascia
Tiberino, Tiberino, vid lu grano in magazzino
(Polëcïinellë billë nun canusciva u mali
E nun immaginava ca la vulia fermari)
Polëcïinellë biellë, Polëcïinellë biellë
Schiocche russe ‘nfaccia, culuri dintr’ i capill’
La la la la lai la , La la la la lai la
TRACK CREDITS
lyrics: Concetta De Rosa - Mimmo Epifani
music: Concetta De Rosa
produced by Antonio Deodati and Unaderosa
recording, mix and mastering by Antonio Deodati
@ Total Sounding Area Studio - Lagonegro (PZ - Italy)
