Decima a Vietnam

Annotation — European Songs

Decima a Vietnam (Canzoniere Internazionale) Italian, Europe.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Lyrics

English: "North Americans, get out of the land of Vietnam: wherever you turn, Uncle Sam, we will cut off your hands." (sleeve) __________ Italian: "Fuori, nordamericani, dalla terra del Vietnam: dove vorrai Zio Sam, noi ti taglieremo le mani" (sleeve)

Notes

I Dischi dello Zodiaco VPA 8139, stereo, ℗ 1972, S.I.A.E., made in Italy; yellow Zodiaco labels. Side B track 5 "Decima a Vietnam", sung by the Canzoniere Internazionale of Rome: Leoncarlo Settimelli, Ivan Roberto Orano, Luciano Francisci, Luca Balbo, Elena Morandi, Luciano Sabba, Gloria Diotallevi. The LP is the musical synthesis of the stage show "Canta Cuba libre", ten years of Cuban revolution told through its songs; the back cover prints the slogans of the show, with the Vietnam lines "Fuori, nordamericani, dalla terra del Vietnam: dove vorrai Zio Sam, noi ti taglieremo le mani" and "A te Ho Chi Min si può cantare come si canta al mare"; original texts and translations inside; distributed by Editoriale Sciascia, Rozzano (Milano); also on cassette VC 566. Front: the "Brigadas Alfabetizadoras … hemos vencido!" banner photograph. [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Italian folk-revival/political-song collective led by singer-journalist Leoncarlo Settimelli, with a rotating lineup (Elena Morandi, Gloria Diotallevi and others), recording early-1970s albums of international protest song for I Dischi Dello Zodiaco; 'Decima a Vietnam' appears on the LP 'Canta Cuba Libre' (Zodiaco VPA 8139, 1972). [Source: Discogs]

Themes

Anti-War

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]