Da u 1768 à lu 1769 [English translation]

I want to talk about my history

Written with blood and great glory

In order to say that a handful of men

All of them living free and proud

Were sold by the Genoese

Under the greedy French

In a wicked and false trade

Not even having been consulted.

In that year of despair

That violently announced

So much sorrow and jail

To those who gathered to resist

Seizing our island with violence

Making every hope vanish

Not even feeling ashamed

Our history testifies to it.

The great battle of Ponte Novu1

Between our heroes and the scoundrels

Saw a red river flowing for several days

Due to the Corsican blood .

After that great mess

That forced to exile

The bald man form Merusaglia2

Having little chance to return back

My dear Corsican brother

I will always be on your side

To defend with no regret

The moorish head on white ground.3

1. Ponte Novu (New Bridge): in this place happened in 1769 the battle that put an end to the independence of Corsica.

In the 1755 Corsica declared his independence from the Republic of Genoa but a few years later Genoa sold the island to France. After the French conquest, the island became a French territory and was ruled just like a colony.2. Pasquale Paoli (1725 - 1807) general commander of the Corsican army and President of the Corsican Republic, was born in Merusaglia (Morosaglia).3. The Corsican flag.

• Artist:Alte Voce