Madreterra
Sign in to save"Madreterra" (; ) is the official anthem of Sicily since 2003. It was the first regional anthem in Italy, and was written by Vincenzo Spampinato, who was chosen after an official competition. However, other songs (notably, Suoni la tromba, English translation: Blare the trumpet) have been traditionally regarded as national anthems of Sicily. The lyrics are in Italian. Madreterra was performed in public for the first time at the Ancient theatre of Taormina on 14 June 2003 by the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra and the Musa 2000 Choir.
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It sits within the topics Anthems of non-sovereign states, Italian anthems and Music of Sicily.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- anthem
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Composer
- Vincenzo Spampinato
- Lyrics by
- Vincenzo Spampinato
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- language of work or name
- Italian
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"Madreterra" (; ) is the official anthem of Sicily since 2003. It was the first regional anthem in Italy, and was written by Vincenzo Spampinato, who was chosen after an official competition. However, other songs (notably, Suoni la tromba, English translation: Blare the trumpet) have been traditionally regarded as national anthems of Sicily. The lyrics are in Italian. Madreterra was performed in public for the first time at the Ancient theatre of Taormina on 14 June 2003 by the Sicilian Symphony Orchestra and the Musa 2000 Choir.
==Lyrics== {| ! style="width: 50%" | Italian lyrics ! style="width: 50%" | English translation |- | Sei tu il sorriso che fa ritornare sei la Montagna di cui senti il cuore con l'universo non ti cambierei! Madreterra di Uomini e Dei
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madreterra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.