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Version 1

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X:1
T:Marianina
C:Unknown composer
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=120
K:Eb
B3/2 G/2 c/2c/2 G/2G/2 | A3/2 F/2 D z | c3/2 A/2 d/2d/2 c/2c/2 | B3/2 G/2 E z | 
w:O'er the o-cean flies a mer-ry fay Soft her wings are as a cloud of day
B3/2 G/2 c/2c/2 B/2B/2 | A3/2 F/2 D z | c3/2 A/2 d/2d/2 c/2c/2 | 
w:As she pass-es all the blue waves say: Ma-ria-ni-na do not 
B B/2B/2 c/2c/2 B/2B/2 | A A/2A/2 B/2B/2 A/2A/2 | G2 e3/2 d/2 | 
w:roam, Wi-ther, wi-ther is your home. Come and turn us in-to foam, Ma-ria-
d/2 c3/2 d3/2 c/2 | c/2 B3/2 B3/2 ^B/2 | d3/2 c/2 B/2B/2 A/2F/2 | E2 z2 ||
w:ni-na, Ma-ria-ni-na, Come O come and turn us in-to foam.
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W:English
W:
W:1
W:O'er the ocean flies a merry fay,
W:Soft her wings are as a cloud of day,
W:As she passes all the blue waves say:
W:"Marianina, do not roam,
W:Whither, whither is your home,
W:Come and turn us into foam,
W:Marianina, Marianina,
W:Come, O come and turn us into foam!"
W:
W:2
W:O'er the fields she passes to and fro,
W:By the cornstalks standing row by row,
W:Poppies whisper as they see her go,
W:"Marianina, do not fly,
W:Why so quick to pass us by,
W:Come and wet us, for we’re dry,
W:Marianina, Marianina,
W:Come, O come and wet us, for we’re dry."
W:
W:3
W:O'er the mountains when the day is done,
W:When the clouds are gath'ring o'er the sun,
W:While they, weeping, whisper one by one-
W:"Marianina, come again,
W:We have tried to dance in vain,
W:Come and turn us into rain,
W:Marianina, Marianina,
W:Come, O come and turn us into rain."
W:
W:
W:Italian
W:
W:Tante volte mi dicesti
W:T’amerò sino alla morte
W:Vò divider la tua sorte
W:Nella gioia e nel dolor.
W:
W:Ah! Crudel tu m’ingannasti,
W:E donasti ad altro il cor.
W:
W:Della fede a me promessa
W:Tu tradisti i giuramenti
W:E scordasti i di ridenti
W:Dell’ebbrezza, dell’ amor.
W:
W:Ah! Perchè tu m’ingannasti
W:E donasti ad altro il cor?
W:
W:Se dal duol trafitto opreso,
W:Tu morire mi vedrai,
W:Non un’altro troverai
W:Più costante e più fedel
W:
W:Ah! Perchè tu m’ingannasti
W:Perchè fosti si crudel?

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Song by Traditional
Country of origin: Italy
From 'Singing Together', Summer 1968, BBC Publications
Identified as 'Italian Folk Song' from J.S. Curwen's collection Folk Songs of Many Lands.

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