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Al Pont Dal S​ì​ur di Fi​à​m

from A' la porta di C​é​nt T​ù​r by Ticinum

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about

During Christmas night in the year 999 AD people were gathering and organizing boats to cross the river and go to mass in the cathedral of Pavia. At that point the devil appeared dancing among the bystanders proposing an exchange, he would build a bridge in exchange for the soul of the first one who would cross it. The people, frightened at the sight of evil incarnate, didn't know what to answer but at that point a man stepped forward. The man accepted the pact with the devil as long as he built a bridge made entirely of stone; the devil instantly made it appear even though he didn't know he had just been deceived. Under the guise of that hooded man was hidden St. Michael, patron saint of the poor and thieves who, making use of the dialectic, explained to the devil that he had never specified which soul he wanted; at that point the bridge was made to cross a billy goat, the devil was deceived and the bridge was maintained until the
First World War. It was totally destroyed by air raids and later rebuilt in the same way

lyrics

I gran laur ièn no stai fai in t'un dì
Ma l'pont cuèrt a paräs ad sì
L'éra pèina nöt
La négra nöt däl mil

Danzando stanotte con dame e fanti
Vi sottopongo proposte allettanti
Prendete di notte la barca e il lume
Per attraversare il grande fiume
Se mi fate la grazia, una soltanto
Vi costruisco un ponte di pietra
Donandomi secondo questo incanto
Chi per primo vi passa sopra
Ne farei a meno, ora lo giuro
Ma per render bene il cammino sicuro
Servono fede e credo abbondanti
Un'anima forte che regga i tiranti

Disgrasià ghi da scapà
Davänti a quäc'cugnasi no
A ghi spérà, sì disperà
Par al pés cä sint'in có
A scumät cä ghi al sangu in ti véi ac le érti me la giasa
Saluté béi al siur di fìamm c'lé chi in tüta la so blèsa

Dal müg' ad gént
a gnü fóra un furèst
Dim béi sät capis
Un pö chèc al pö vés
San Michel patròn di póvar e di ladar

Accettiamo l'accordo con sommo onore
Grazie del dono modesto signore
Forza su ergi il vasto ponte
Così da poter unire le sponde
Ti facciamo la grazia, una soltanto
Rispose colui con l'ardire di un santo
Daremo colei che non arretra
Immoleremo la vecchia capra
Ne faremmo a meno, ora giuriamo
Ma per soddisfare il tuo ego villano
Ci servono fede e credo abbondanti
Leghiamo quest'anima bene ai tiranti

Disgrasià ghi da scäpà
A ghi sperà, ghi da scäpà
A scumät ghi da scäpà
Al siur di fìamm l’è chi

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from A' la porta di C​é​nt T​ù​r, released May 18, 2023

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Ticinum Pavia, Italy

Medieval black metal from the old capital
Ticinum it is a collective of wandering brigands that comes from the rivers and marshes around the city of a hundred towers. The lyrics are almost entirely written in the low Pavese dialect, a legacy of the ancient Lombard language and deal with the legendary themes of that area ... more

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