Zumba Lariula

Country: Italy (Sicily)
Language: Italian (Sicilian)

Genre: Italian, Sicilian

A joyful Sicilian courtship/wedding song found on the excellent Alan Lomax collection, “Italian Treasury: Folk Music & Song of Italy.”

Lyrics of All Around This World version:

E zumba lariulà E zumba lariulà E zumba lariulà ….trallalàrallallaralallà
Oh Nedda I love you so won’t you kiss me [fo li fo li fo la]
We’re going to be married, won’t you kiss me? [fo li fo li fo la]
Oh Nedda I love you so won’t you kiss me [fo li fo li fo la]
We’re going to be married, won’t you kiss me? [fo li fo li fo la]

Oh Turiddu I love you but though we’re going to be married
I won’t kiss you I won’t kiss you and my parents they agree