Faccetta Nera
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Faccetta Nera was a popular marching song of Italy
's Fascist regime.
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Faccetta Nera talks about how the brunette will be taken back to Rome
and offered a new life, free from the bonds of slavery. There, the song's narrator promises that her already dark-complected skin will be further "kissed" by the Italian sun, and that she will be introduced to new laws, rulers and customs.
Composed during the Fascists' military campaign in Ethiopia, the song soon became a symbol of the regime.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Fascist regime.
History
The hymn is said to have been inspired by a beautiful young Abyssinian slave girl, who was found by the Italian troops at the beginning of the Fascist invasion of EthiopiaEthiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
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Faccetta Nera talks about how the brunette will be taken back to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and offered a new life, free from the bonds of slavery. There, the song's narrator promises that her already dark-complected skin will be further "kissed" by the Italian sun, and that she will be introduced to new laws, rulers and customs.
Composed during the Fascists' military campaign in Ethiopia, the song soon became a symbol of the regime.
Lyrics
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See also
- Second Italo-Abyssinian WarSecond Italo-Abyssinian WarThe Second Italo–Abyssinian War was a colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire...
- GiovinezzaGiovinezza"Giovinezza" is the official hymn of the Italian National Fascist Party, regime, and army, and was the unofficial national anthem of Italy between 1924 and 1943...
External links
- "Faccetta nera" in mp3 Rare original recording of "Faccetta nera" with tenor F. Orlandis