Andendu Videndu
The collection of paghjelle published in 2024 by Éditions Salvadò Scotto, Ajaccio.
See the workCorsica — Puesia
Corsican poet
Salvadò
Scotto
The voice of the maquis and the villages, written in paghjelle: verses born of song, of the Corsican language and of the memory of the elders.
Sung paghjella
Capìtulu I
Poetry meant to be sung
Born in Ajaccio and from Bastelicaccia, Salvadò Scotto writes poems in traditional forms: paghjelle, love songs, humorous songs, celebrations of nature and of everyday life. His writing carries on an oral tradition passed from voice to voice.
À mezi monti ed ellu
Lu to versu cusì bellu
Cant'è paghjelle bell'onde
À li so chjam'è risponde
Da Basterga chi ghjuvelli
À li paesi Prunelli
Translation
Among the mountains, and he,
your verse, so beautiful,
sings paghjelle, fine waves,
answering their calls,
from Basterga, what jewels,
to the villages of the Prunelli.
Capìtulu II
Explore
01 02 The Paghjella
Origin, structure and importance of this Corsican poetic and sung form.
Understand it03 The path
From the singing schools of Ajaccio to the work with Rinatu Coti since 2018.
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