(C'é la) Luna Mezzo Mare [E]

X: 3
T: (C'\'e la) Luna Mezzo Mare   [E]
O: Sicilian folk tune
R: jig, tarantella
Z: 2010 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9FMvfvkBro [Lou Monte]
S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pflp9MdhXSM [Patrizio Buanne]
S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb2KwewOBEA [Dean Martin]
S: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onr3Kn7UUgE [Toni di Marti]
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: E
"Chorus/Verse"|:\
z3 z3 | z3 z3 | z3 z3 | z3 g2g |\
"E"e2e "(B7)"f2f ||["Nx" "E"e2e "(B7)"f2f || "E"e2d c2B |
"B7"B3 F3- | F3 z3 | z3 z3 | z3 a2a |\
"B7"f2f f2e | d2d d2c | B2B c2d | "E"e3 z3 :|
"Intro/Bridge" [|\
"E"g3 "(B7)"f3 | "E"e3 c2B | e2d c2B | "B7"d6 |\
f3 e3 | d3 d2c | B2B c2d | "E"e3 z3 |]
"Coda"[|\
"E"g3 "(B7)"f3 | "E"e3 z2g | "E7"a2g f2g | "A"a3 z3 |:\
["Nx" "A"a2a b2a | "E"g2g e2e | "B7"f2f e2d | "E"e3 z3 :|
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%W:Re-occuring Chorus:
%W:     C'e 'na luna mezz'u mare.  Mamma mia m'a maritare.
%W:     Figlia mia a cu te dare?  Mamma mia pensace tu.
%W:          There is a moon is in the middle of the sea.  Oh mother I must get married.
%W:          Oh my daughter who will we get for you? Mother I leave it up to you.
%W:Repeating Bridge:
%W:     La lariula pesce fritt'e baccala (or Oh Mama, la la la la la la).
%W:     Uei cumpa no calamare c'eggi'accatta.
%W:          La lariula (meaningless scat), fried fish and cod.
%W:          Oh godfather, I will buy him a squid.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Italy/2019_NEFFA_Italian_Bb/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Italy/event/2019_NEFFA/2019_NEFFA_Italian_Bb/0006
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Italy/song/CeLaLunaMezzoMare_E/0000