Lu Furastiero from Cantadora by Kristine Barrett
Lu Forestiero (The Stranger), traditional, Italian; from Apricena in the Foggio Provence of Puglia, southeastern Italy. I learned this song from the recording by Matteo Salvatore, ‘Lamenti di Mendicant (Italian Beggar Songs). A kind of lullaby that only hints at the underlying, or vaguely implied, life of transient workers (the word ‘forestiero’ could also be translated ‘foreigner’). Seasonal workers would wander on foot from village to village; in Gargano and Tavoliere workers would work grueling hours harvesting tomatoes for poor wages, resting in the farmyard for short periods of time.
Tracklist
| 11. | Lu Furastiero | 2:40 |
Lyrics
Lu forestiero dorme stanotte sull'aia
dorme sull'aia
alla frescura (x 2)
Per coperti la raganella
per cuscino
la sacchettola (x 2)
Lu forestiero dorme sull'aia (x 2)
“A stranger sleeps tonight in the farmyard, sleeps in the farmyard, in the cool. For a cover, the treefrog, for a pillow, the sack. The stranger sleeps in the farmyard.”
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Kristine Barrett is an artist, composer, and vocalist specializing in experimental traditional music and ritual song from Eastern Europe, the Republic of Georgia, Scandinavia, the Baltics, Ireland, and the Americas.