Brucia la terra- ST soli / SATB a cappella
music: Nino Rota
lyrics:
duration circa 3′
This magnificent song by Nino Rota & Giuseppe Rinaldi became famous among other things for appearing in Francis Ford Coppola’s *The Godfather* trilogy.
»Brucia la terra mia e abbrucia lu me’ cori
My land is burning, and so is my heart
Ma terre brûle et brûle aussi mon coeur »
How those words resonate with me during this endless summer of 2026—with its merciless heat and drought—words that feel so painfully relevant. It is, no doubt, a way of expressing how deeply moved I am by what is happening to our Earth and all its living beings and organisms. We surely cannot simply let it burn like this! May humanity wake up, find the means, and make the right choices—if only for the sake of future generations; that is one of my dearest wishes.
Description
Download the scoreBrucia la luna in cielu e iu bruciu d’amuri
Focu che si consuma comu lu me cori
L’ anima chianci addulurata
‘Un si da paci chista è ‘na mala nuttata
Brucia la terra mia e abbrucia lu me’ cori
Chi siti d’acqua idda e iu siti d’amuri
A cu la cantu la me’ canzuni
Si nun c’è nuddu ca s’affaccia a lu barcuni
Lu tempu passa ma nun agghiorna
Nun ‘c’è mai suli s’ idda ‘un torna
Brucia la terra mia e abbrucia lu me’ cori
Chi siti d’acqua idda e iu siti d’amuri
Allura cantu la me’ canzuni
—
The moon burns in the sky, and I burn with love
A fire consuming itself, just like my heart
My soul weeps, overcome with sorrow
It finds no peace; it is a tragic night
My land is burning, and so is my heart
It thirsts for water, and I thirst for love
So I sing my song
Even if no one appears on the balcony
Time passes, yet the day does not break
There is never any sun if she does not return.
—
Brûle la lune dans le ciel et moi je brûle d’amour
Feu qui se consume comme mon coeur
L’ âme pleure accablée de douleur
Elle ne trouve pas la paix, c’est une nuit tragique
Ma terre brûle et brûle aussi mon coeur
Elle a soif d’eau et moi j’ai soif d’amour
Alors je chante ma chanson
s’il n’y a personne qui se montre au balcon.
Le temps passe mais le jour ne se lève pas
il n’y a jamais de soleil si elle ne revient pas.
