The Italian Song “Sega sega mastro Ciccio”, plus Someone’s Looking for the Lyrics to “Saga, Saga Master Cheech”

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 conserviamo

which 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!
***

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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51 Responses to “The Italian Song “Sega sega mastro Ciccio”, plus Someone’s Looking for the Lyrics to “Saga, Saga Master Cheech””

  1. Samantha Says:

    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 ❤️

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