Bella Ciao Lyrics

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Cover art for Bella Ciao lyrics by Thomas Fersen

One morning, I woke up Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao One morning, I woke up And I found the invader.

Oh, partisan, carry me away! Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao Oh, partisan, carry me away For I feel I'm dying!

And if I die as a partisan Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao And if I die as a partisan You'll have to bury me.

You'll bury me up in the mountain Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao You'll bury me up in the mountain Under the shadow of a beautiful flower.

And the people who will pass by Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao And the people who will pass by Will say "What a beautiful flower!"

This is the flower of the partisan Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao This is the flower of the partisan Dead for freedom.

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