Marie wrote me…
Hi,
Have you ever heard of a song that says, “Saga, saga master cheech, this is the casa of san Francesco”?
My mother said it means “Saw, saw master Francisco, this is the house of the lord.”
I would like to hear the song.
Thank you,
Marie
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I asked Monique, who speaks Italian, and she wrote…
It sounds a little like the Italian song, Sega sega mastro Ciccio…
Sega sega mastro Ciccio
(Italian)Sega sega mastro Ciccio
una patatina e una salsiccia
la salsiccia ce la mangiamo
e la patatina ce la conserviamowhich literally means in English:
Saw saw, master Ciccio,
A little potato and a sausage
The sausage, we eat it
And the little potato, we keep it.
Thanks Monique!
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If anyone is familiar with Marie’s song, please comment below. If you’d like to send a midi or recording, please email me.
Thanks!
Lisa
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May 25th, 2025 at 1:16 am
My Nonna from Calabria sang another version.
Sega sega Mastro Gianni
Ca la nonna i castagni
Se lei porta
Noi mangiamo
E se no
Di roccoliamo!
Translation (I think): Saw saw Master Gianni, where nonna has chestnut trees. If she brings let’s eat, if no, let’s roll!
It was also a lap song where she would rock us back and forth, speeding up till roccoliamo where she’d flip us backwards upside down. We loved it ❤️