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Sea Green Singers - Bella Ciao - Sing for Women - lyrics and score - To see an enlarged image, suitable for printing on A4 paper click on the image
Original Italian version

 

Sing for Women - tune: Bella Ciao, new words Mike Cox

1. We are singing, for women's future ,
For equal pay, an equal say,
we need a change now now,
Be stronger women, Stand up, say 'no',
Don't take injustice any more.

2*. Most work is equal, and gender neutral,
We should be treated just the same
for the same work we do,
But has your pay cheque got a gender ?
Does it weigh less than the man's?

3. We are fighting 'gainst exploitation,
'Gainst subjugation, mutilation,
we want change now now
Be stronger women, Stand up, say 'no',
Don't take injustice any more.


4. There's much we've done now
but more to do now,
Some want reverse to make things worse, so we say no no no
Be stronger women, Stand up, say no,
Dont take injustice any more

5. We're half the planet, we're half the people
We stand erect, we want respect we want it now now now
Be stronger women, Stand up, say 'no',
Don't take injustice any more.

6 . Now we are saying, stop rape and violence
stop the groping, lets start hoping end it now, now now
Be stronger women, Stand up, say 'no',
Don't take injustice any more.

 

other possible verses:

*Alternative to verse 2
2*. Most work is equal, and gender neutral,
Why should women get less pay,
its brutal, feudal, without scruple.
Has your pay cheque got a gender ?
Does it weigh less than the man's?

Women are murdered.
mostly by men now
over ninety percent of killers
in ten years are men
so fight your corner, Stand up say no
The male mindset has got to go

You've been a victim of exploitation
you've felt the desolation, devastation now now now
so fight your corner, Stand up say no
The male mindset has got to go

You may get murdered,
you may get raped,
you may get beaten up molested
only just escaped
will you get justice, from the judge
or will it be another fudge

  1. Questa mattina, mi sono alzato,
O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao
Questa mattina mi sono alzato
E ho trovato l’invasor

2. O partigiano porta mi via,
o bella ciao,etc.
O partigiano porta mi via,
che mi sento di morir
3. E se muoio, de partigiano,
o bella ciao etc.
E se io muoio de partigiano,
tu mi devi seppellir

4. Mi seppellirai, sulla montagna,
o bella ciao etc.
Mi seppellirai sulla montagna,
sotto l'ombra d'un bel fior
5. E tutti quelli che passeranno,
o bella ci cio etc
Tutti quelli che passeranno
Mi diranno "Che bel fior"

6. Questo e'il fiore del partigiano,
o bella ciao etc
Quest e e'il fiore del partigiano,.
morto per la liberta.
     
  Words from Wikipedia
1. Una mattina mi son svegliato,
o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Una mattina mi son svegliato,
e ho trovato l'invasor.

2. O partigiano, portami via,
o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
O partigiano, portami via,
ché mi sento di morir.

3. E se io muoio da partigiano,
o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
E se io muoio da partigiano,
tu mi devi seppellir.

4. E seppellire lassù in montagna,
o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
E seppellire lassù in montagna,
sotto l'ombra di un bel fior.
5. Tutte le genti che passeranno,
o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
Tutte le genti che passeranno,
Mi diranno «Che bel fior!»

6. «È questo il fiore del partigiano»,
o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao!
«È questo il fiore del partigiano,
morto per la libertà!»