El Biscella
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{{Infobox song
| name = El Biscella
| cover = Veduta della Porta Ticinese, Milano, vista dal corso San Gottardo verso il centro.jpg
| type = Single
| artist = Giovanni D'Anzi
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| genre = Folk music
| length = 2:20
| label = Meldy Fonola
| writer =
- Giovanni D'Anzi
- Alfredo Bracchi
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"El Biscella" ({{Translation|bully boy}}) is an Italian song in Milanese dialect of Lombard{{cite web|url= http://www.anticacredenzasantambrogiomilano.org/linguaoggi/lecanzoni.pdf|title= Le canzoni a Milano tra il 1918 e il 1950|publisher= anticacredenzasantambrogiomilano.org|accessdate= 2021-10-23|archive-date= 2021-11-14|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152912/http://www.anticacredenzasantambrogiomilano.org/linguaoggi/lecanzoni.pdf|url-status= dead}} from the early 1960s composed by Giovanni D'Anzi{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11836175-Giovanni-DAnzi-On-Milanes-Sentimental-El-Biscella |title= Giovanni D'Anzi – On Milanes Sentimental / El Biscella|publisher= discogs.com|accessdate=2021-10-25}} and Alfredo Bracchi.
History
"Biscella" is a Milanese word{{cite web | url=https://www.cronacaossona.com/2017/12/28/bar-domm-biscella/ | title=Cosa significa Biscella? Lo saprai al Bar Domm | author= Ilaria Maria Preti | date=December 28, 2017 | publisher=cronacaossona.com | accessdate=October 23, 2021 | language=Italian}} meaning "curly" (derived from bisc-bish, meaning hedgehog), a kind of bully who tries to intimidate people, but whose clumsy manners and extravagant costumes make him more comical than dangerous.
The song tells the story of a "biscella" that lives in Porta Ticinese neighbourhood who goes to parties, and that everyone behind his back laughs{{cite web | url=https://www.milanofree.it/milano/teatro/nostalgia-de-milan-per-il-teatro-della-memoria.html | title= Nostalgia de Milan per il teatro della memoria | author= Oliviero Spada | date=September 1, 2021 | publisher=milanofree.it | accessdate=October 23, 2021 | language=Italian}} for his ridiculous clothes and his awkward way of dancing.
References
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External links
- [https://www.songtexte.com/songtext/nanni-svampa/el-biscella-73fe1ea5.html El Biscella Songtext von Nanni Svampa]