"Bella Ciao" Nana & Frank Live, Transistor, 3/15/2013 by Nana Zabic published on 2015-05-10T00:45:38Z From Canzioni Contra La Guerra, http://www.antiwarsongs.org/canzone.php?id=722&lang=it: "The history of the best known song of Italian Resistance, among the most celebrated partisan songs in the world, begins with a working song of Padan plain riceweeders. From this song, influenced by other songs as 'Picchia picchia alla porticella' ('Knock, knock at the wee door') and 'Fior di tomba' ('Grave Flower'), 'Bella ciao' originated in its widespread form. The tune is supposed to come from an old children's song called 'La ballata della bevanda soporifera' ('Ballad of the Soporific Potion')." Genre victoryday #chicago #live #folk