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Deus Ti Salvet Maria
The ''Deus ti salvet Maria'' (also known simply as the "Sardinian Hail Mary") is a devotional song belonging to the Sardinian tradition of the ''Gosos'', written in Sardinian language in the 18th century by the poet Bonaventura Licheri (Neoneli, 1667–1733). The lyrics were translated around 1725; the oldest transcription is the one of Maurizio Carrus, who had inserted it as an appendix in the Rosary of San Vero Milis in 1731. The Laude is sung in the form of the gosos, a typical devotional song widespread in Sardinia.Paolo Mercurio, ''Introduzione alla Musica Sarda'', cap. “Tre canti sardi di tradizione colta”, pp. 191-201, Milano, 2014 In 1974 Sardinian singer Maria Carta presented it to the general public on the Canzonissima television show; in 1987 she performed it at St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan), St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, New York, accompanied by a pipe organ. Performers *Maria Teresa Cau *Maria Carta *Anna Loddo *Coro di Nuoro *Andrea Parodi with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia and immediately south of the French island of Corsica. It is one of the five Italian regions with some degree of domestic autonomy being granted by a special statute. Its official name, Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is bilingual in Italian and Sardinian: / . It is divided into four provinces and a metropolitan city. The capital of the region of Sardinia — and its largest city — is Cagliari. Sardinia's indigenous language and Algherese Catalan are referred to by both the regional and national law as two of Italy's twelve officially recognized linguistic minorities, albeit gravely endangered, while the regional law provides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |