Carrettieri is a melody in the Sicilian language composed by Alfonso Gibilaro and included in No. 3 of the compendium entitled Quatro miniature Siciliane. It was published in London in April 1949 by Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. then recorded the following month for His Master's Voice by tenor Beniamino Gigli.

Carrettieri

Calatu è già lu suli intra lu mari

Si stancu vestia mia, iu puru tantu

Li roti chianu chianu fa girari

A casa tu mi porti ed iu ti cantu

Lu suli è naspressatu tuttu u jornu

Lu pruvulazzu quarnaravava 'ntornu

Scattare là 'a paglia e lu me pani

E avemu a cuminciari arré dumani

The cart driver

The sun has already set on the sea

You're tired, my beast, and so am I

You make the wheels turn slowly, slowly

You bring me home, and I sing to you

The sun is scorching all day long

The dust swirls all around

Hauling straw is how I earn my bread

And we have to start over again tomorrow

References

1949 in music

Sicilian-language mass media

Music of Sicily

1949 songs

Carrettieri