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ETNIKA - ŻIFNA

by Filfla Records

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Ara ġejja l-mewt għalik biex taqlik, biex tixwik Ara ġejja, ara ġejja din id-daqqa min tahielek? Banni, bannozzi ġej, it-tata ġej bil pastizzi tal-ħabbtejn kollox għal ċikku u għal Toni xejn Pizzi, pizzi kanna Dolores ta Sant Anna Sant Anna tal-murina ħabba biċċa l-pellegrina
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Fil-mitt elf sena li qatt ma rajt, fil-mitt elf kewkba, lil xbiehek rajt, bħal dawl ileqq fuq baħar ċass, tal-qamar kwinta.
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Min ġie, min ġie, min ġie? onġi, onġi, onġella Min ġie, min ġie, min ġie? onġi o kavallier L' ambaxxatore onġi, onġi, onġella L' ambaxxatore onġi o kavallier Xi jrid l' ambaxxatore onġi, onġi, onġella Xi jrid l' ambaxxatore onġi o kavallier Irid tifla sabiħa onġi, onġi, onġella Irid tifla sabiħa onġi o kavallier Huduha jekk triduha għax aħna m 'għandniex nambuha karozza b'erba roti taghmel ħoss ta' terremoti X'se ttuna għal din it-tifla? onġi, onġi, onġella X'se ttuna għal din it-tifla? onġi o kavallier intuha libsa sabiħa onġi, onġi, onġella intuha bolsa deheb onġi o kavallier Dan mhux biżżejjed onġi, onġi, onġella Dan mhux biżżejjed onġi o kavallier Intuha ġurdien moqli onġi, onġi, onġella Intuha ġurdien moqli onġi o kavallier Huduha jekk triduha għax aħna m 'għandniex nambuha karozza b'erba roti taghmel ħoss ta' terremoti
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Lyrics by Frans Baldacchino 'Il-Budaj' L-ebda mużika ma'sserraħni l-ebda warda ma' thennini l-ebda kelma ma' tfarraġni l-ebda bewsa ma' tnessini Jien maħluq ġejt għall-imħabba fiha biss jinsab kull ġmiel Mużika bews arti kull-haġa mingħajra kollox jibdiel Bl-imħabba kollox jisseddaq il-ħajja ssir sinfonija il-ħolqien li hawn madwarna isir kollu poeżija Għax l-imħabba tgħaqqad kollox hija biss li ma tintemx mingħajra f'kull xogħol f'kull arti livell tajjeb zgur li m'hemmx Il-kapolavuri jsiru bl'imhabba u dedikazzjoni u fejn hemm il marka tagħha tohroġ l-isbaħ produzzjoni U l-ikbar imħabba fostna dik li żżomnha mgħaqudin Fejn m'hemmx hi hemm il-mibegħda hemm il-mewt, ġnus imkissrin Dik l-imħabba lejn kull ħlejqa imħabba mas-sess oppost u fejn ma' ssibhiex issaltan dak l-ambjen ikun bla gost Jintemmu l-fidi u t-tama malli l-ħajja tkun għaddiet l-imħabba eterna tibqa' fil-belt sbejħa tas-smewwiet
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Naam, naam... Orqod, orqod ibni orqood, fil- benniena ta-ħarir, għandek ommok il-Madonna, u missierek il-bambin. Naam, naam... Li kont naf dak ngħasek fejnu kemm kont nirgri mmur warajh gewwa karta bajda nsorru l-ibni ċkejken niġi ntiħ Naam, naam... ejja ngħasu, ngħasu ejja ejja mill-bogħod għajjien bie traqqadli l-ibni ċkejken ħalli minnu nistrieħ jien Naam, naam...
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about

Conceived in the year 2000, the Etnika Project was created to boost local and international consciousness of Maltese traditional music by gathering and reinterpreting local songs and melodies. Etnika embarked on a research project to define the characteristic sounds of the culture, documenting its musical instruments and existing repertoire and creating new repertoire based on recognizable tradition. The flag-bearer for traditional music from the island, etnika was renowned for its innovation on tradition, blending the new with the old. The music, forged on traditional instruments, is a collection of eclectic grooves and moods, which evoke the sentiment and fervour of a Mediterranean island at the intersection of cultural influences, which determined its own fate. Laments and popular band marches, tambourines and disconcerting lullabies, gutsy folk stomps and reedy flutes mingle and tease a full moon on an idle sea.

Produced by Andrew Alamango and Andrej Vujicic.
April 2003 release by etnika.
Recorded at Farmhouse Studios, Malta.
Artwork and design Andrej Vujicic

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released April 14, 2013

Andrew Alamango - guitar, mandolin, żummara
Walter Vella - flute, soprano and tenor sax
Joanna Aquilina - Violin
Jason Fabri - Percussion, backing vocals.
Joe Debono - Piano, accordion on tracks 2, 3, 7
Oliver Degabriele - Double bass, electric bass
Andrej Vujicic - cajon, percussion, voice on track 3
Julie Pomorski - Voice

Guest artists:
Frans Baldacchino 'Il-Budaj' - Voice on track 3
Edmond Jackson - Żaqq
Toni Camilleri 'It-Tommi' - Tanbur on track 10
Andrew Micallef - Accordion on tracks 4, 5
Paul Borg -Tuba, brass arrangements
Kevina Abela - trumpet
Etienne Cutajar -French horn
Simone Mongelli - percussion track 2
Simon Abdilla - violincello on tracks 1,2,4
Kevin Drake - narration on track 2

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