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"Santa Lucia" is a well-known traditional Neapolitan song. It was transcribed by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–79) and published by the Cottrau firm, as a " Barcarolla ", at Naples in 1849, Cottrau translated it from Napuletano into Italian during the first stage of the '' Risorgimento '', the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian lyrics. Its transcriber, who is very often credited as its composer, was the son of the French-born Italian composer and collector of songs Guillaume Louis Cottrau (1797–1847). The Neapolitan lyrics celebrate the picturesque waterfront district of Santa Lucia in the Bay Of Naples , in the invitation of a boatman to take a turn in his boat, the better to enjoy the cool of the evening: :"O dolce Napoli, :o suol beato, :Ove sorridere :Volle il Creato" :Tu sei l'impero :Di armonia! :Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia" In the United States, an early edition of the song, with an English translation by Thomas Oliphant, was published by M. McCaffrey, Baltimore. In Sweden "Santa Lucia" has been given various lyrics to accommodate it to the winter-light festival of Saint Lucy , at the darkest time of the year. EXTERNAL LINKS
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