Patrizio Buanne - E vui Durmiti Ancora

The story of the song „E Vui Durmitti Ancora“ (You Are Still Asleep) began in 1910 when Gaetano Emanuel Calì, the composer from Catania (Sicily), read Giovanni Formisano's verses. Calì fell in love with his countryman's piece of poetry to the extent that he instantly decided to compose the tune. So, during that same night he set off from Malta and by the time he arrived to Catania the music sheet was completed. However, it was only in 1927 that the song was recorded for the first time. The song didn't experience significant success upon its release. It was not until many years later that the the song became popular thanks to Tecla Scarano's performance at Sangiorgi Theatre in Catania.
There's one poignant and heart-warming event related to the song.
During the First World War, in the gloomy trenches of the Carnian front, a group of Catanian soldiers started to sing "E Vui Durmiti Ancora" in a moment of ceasefire. According to the testimony of a Catanian soldier reported by the “Rivista Storica Siciliana” magazine, as soon as the performance ended, their war opponents, the Austrian soldiers, gave them a big round of applause. The fact that the Austrians couldn't understand the meaning of the words was no barrier for them holding the adorable tune in high regard.
Patrizio's adaptation of "E Vui Durmiti Ancora" was released on his album "Viva la Dolce Vita" in 2015.
"E Vui Durmiti Ancora" was performed for the first time at Sangiorgi Theatre in Catania by the composer of the song, Gaetano Emanuel Calì.
Other notable singers who performed the song are linked below:
Michelangelo Verso • E VUI DURMITI ANCORA !...
Marcello Giordani • ..E vui durmiti ancora...
Salvo Todaro • SALVO TODARO -- E VUI ...
Pippo Rallo • Pippo Rallo - E vui du...
Andrea Bocelli • Andrea Bocelli - E vui...
Fiorelllo & Andrea Bocelli • Fiorello e Andrea Boce...

[@annavolo4269]

😢nostalgie ,,de ma sicile au parfums innombrables ,, et souvenir qui vivront toujours dans mon cœur. ❤

[@inis337]

Ein attraktiver Mann,welcher singt wunderschön, mit Gefühl und HERZ! DANKESCHÖN! ❤❤

[@AnticaVrankovic]

My beloved Sicily......❤🥰

[@margaretakiss8538]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL VIDEO WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL VERY OLD SICILIAN FOLKSONG, WHICH HAS A VERY INTERESTING HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; THANK YOU ALSO FOR POSTING THE STORY ALSO AND I HAVE STICKED THE ENGLISCH TRANSLATION TO IT, SO EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SICILIAN LYRICS ARE ABOUT: And you still sleep The sun has already appeared on the sea And you my darling still sleep The birds are tired of singing They are rested on this little boat And they wait when it is that you'll look out the window Give up do not sleep anymore That with them in this alley There's me too waiting for you To see this face so beautiful I spend my nights here outside And I only wait for you to look out the window The flowers without you don't want to stay They all are with their heads down1 Everyone of them do not want to blossom If you don't open this balcony Inside the bud they are piled up And wait for you to look out the window Give up do not sleep anymore That with them in this alley There's me too waiting for you To see this face so beautiful I spend my nights here outside And I only wait for you to look out the window

[@mariafegyverneki1416]

Merveilleux fantastimum. ❤️

[@maseze12]

MERAVIGLIA!!!

[@maritakperu]

Bellissimo, diretto al cuore, ti amo Patrizio.

[@bellazimelikhin2929]

Прекрасно!!!

[@bonnie8054]

MAGNIFICENT!!

[@kristiinaparkkisenniemi8680]

Wonderful! What a beautiful voice!

[@bonnie8054]

This must be Sicilian music! BEAUTIFUL!!

[@nuttybar9]

It literally says so in the description.

[@annavolo4269]

Le sicilien la langue de mon enfance

[@luciachiarantinchiarentin4302]

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[@lindaford3733]

Lovely song and grweat singing from Patrizio as usual

[@marileneguidotti1436]

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[@santamariadelfiore3343]

Waooo

[@socorrocarrillo1529]

Alguien sabe si tiene album nuevo ? Me gustaría que subieran material reciente ,Patricio eres magnífico !!!

[@janelgadomski4185]

thank you for posting awesome !!! do you have the song called i could of loved you its on the african cd that you could please post? would really appriciate it thank u

[@hanypeso9540]

Maravilloso, fantasticamente (hope the spelling and meaning is correct:)), Patrizio beautiful as always, gorgeous voice

[@aris1956]

This song is in Sicilian dialect.

[@Ewa-xn2wl]

A voli. Durmiri. Ancora

[@Ewa-xn2wl]

Ancora. Novita. Per. Me