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Black Sam, tha Prince o' Pirates

by BRIGADA PIRATA

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porcupinesundae Truly wonderful to listen to an authentic-sounding pirate band who play actual folk music, not "pirate metal." This album is atmospheric and fun, and it blazes with originality. The title track is a powerful love letter to Sam Bellamy (who actually spoke the words the lyrics are comprised of). Lovers of Ye Banished Privateers, Stormfrun, and The Captain's Beard should buy this. Hope to hear more from these bilge-rats. Favorite track: Hoist tha black flag.
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Sneakin' puppies they arrr all those who will submit ta tha laws which rich men have made fer their own security. Aye, mate, they rob tha poor under tha covarrr o' tha law. So we plundarrr tha rich under tha shelter o' our own courage.
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Storm is strong an' wind is strong - Sail on, sail on! Batten down tha hatches! - Sail on, sail on! Stick ta our course! - Sail on, sail on! Never surrender, m'earties! - Sail on, sail on! Cuore la nave ha, e la ciurma lo sa. Il Capitano non lo tradirà! (Tha ship has got a heart, an' tha crew knows it. Tha Cap'n shall never betray it!) Any man that falls behind... - Sail on, sail on! Tha ones who don't believe... - Sail on, sail on! Yer course, matey, 'tis yer life - Sail on, sail on! Stronger storm, stronger heart! - Sail on, sail on! Cuore la nave ha, e la ciurma lo sa. Il Capitano non lo tradirà! (Tha ship has got a heart, an' tha crew knows it. Tha Cap'n shall never betray it!) Lo difenderà con la passione. Uniti si vincerà ogni tifone! (He shall defend it by his passion. United we shall overcome every typhoon!)
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Chi sbaglia paga con la vita, questa è la legge che l'uomo impone con durezza, se può comandare! Perciò vado per mare senza legge alcuna, solo il vento e la sorte, sperando che sia buona. (If ye fail, ye shall pay wi' yer life, this is tha law that tha man harshly imposes, when he can command! So, I sail tha sea wi' no law at all, just tha wind an' Fate, hopin' it shall be good. An' it's Ay-oh, Ay-oh, I want ta be wrong, even when tha law wants ta hang me on a rope! An' it's Ay-oh, Ay-oh, I want ta be wrong, 'cause I see tha law often is wrong. Se sbagli, paghi con la vita, e verrai impiccato, o verrai esiliato, ai margini isolato. Il Re del Mondo questo vuole e me ne vado per mare, per non dover sottostare alla rabbia del Reame! (If ye fail, ye shall pay wi' yer life, an' ye shall be hanged, or ye shall be banished, left ta tha borders. Tha King o' tha World wants it an' me sails on tha sea, so that me shall avoid ta undergo ta tha rage o' tha Kingdom! An' it's Ay-oh, Ay-oh, I want ta be wrong, even when tha law wants ta hang me on a rope! An' it's Ay-oh, Ay-oh, I want ta be wrong, 'cause I see tha law often is wrong.
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Sails & Guns 03:33
"Pronti ai cannoni, sciacalli!" ...e un'altra nave affonderà. Bene e male son parole per chi di scegliere il lusso ce l'ha. Il vento soffiò più forte nella rotta che la nave farà, ed il dono egli portò di solcare i mari in libertà! ("Ready tha guns, jackals!" ...an' anotharrr ship shall sink. Good an' evil arrrr words used by tha ones who have tha luxury ta choose. Tha winds blew stronger in tha course that tha ship shall take, an' it has brought tha gift ta sail tha seas in freedom!) Pirates, we're pirates, we're proud ta be so, wi' our sails an' our guns! Arrr! Pirates, we're pirates, we're glad ta be so, wi' our sails an' our guns! Guns arrr ready ta fire an' once again a ship we'll plundarrr. Good or evil 'tis what we have ta do, so we're not forgiven. Tha wind has blown a course, an' we thank it fer what's given: tha gift o' sailin' tha seas wi' no walls ta stop our hearts! Pirates, we're pirates, we're proud ta be so, wi' our sails an' our guns! Arrr! Pirates, we're pirates, we're glad ta be so, wi' our sails an' our guns!
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'Twas when me beard was brown an' me hair was long, I sailed on a sloop tradin' sugar loafs. Tha Cap'n was an old dirty shithead, he lashed us an' payed us so miserably! I took tha hook in hand an' cried ta all tha men "Oh, grab what ye can! An' kill that evil man!". We threw him down tha deck fer tha shark jaws, an' hoisted tha black flag wi' tha crossbones! We plundered tha riches o' tha wealthy men. We ended up in jail facin' Gallows Pole. Now, lookin' through that hole me life passes whole: meknows what I have done wasn't a fault at all. Ye have a few ta choose, 'cause someone else rules, so man tha ropes ye got, no worries an' no clues! 'Tis better ta live shorter wi' yer Fate in hand, than ta live a long life behind tha farmer's fence!
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Well, it's o' a young sailor boy, an' William was his name. He fell in love wi' a fair maid, but her father was unfair. He said ta William "Show yer coins, an' married ye will be!" So, William took his things an' went a-cruisin' on tha seas. He sailed on a fishin' boat ta catch tha Greenland whale. All day long he broke his back, but richness was far away. "A slave ye arrrr, m'bonny boy! An' money ye'll never save!" 'Tis what tha first mate told him, a-cruisin' on tha seas. Young William turned silently sad, 'cause wed he could never be. No job can give tha money he needs: he's only a strong young slave! He had a thought ta give away an' fer fortune search an' try... He became a scurvy buccaneer an' went a-cruisin' on tha seas! Plunderin' an' pillagin' his fortune went good again! Now coins William had enough ta marry that fair maid. But in town was ready tha sad rope ta break his pirate's neck! He took her an' together went a-cruisin' on tha seas! So, young men an' women fer a good job ye hope. Ta work hard all day or night fer some pieces o' eight. Tha right ta live a happy life it is not made fer slaves... If yer chances thay arrr all gone, come a-cruisin' on tha seas!
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Oh, they started a-robbin' from people workin' hard: tha craftsmen an' workers, tha peasants an' tha miners. Oh, they told ta pay taxes that were a real theft: they're bastards wi' no faith! Come an' join me on tha waves! An' I don't care, I don't mind, if on tha rollin' waves I shall die! Oh, they put their own kings on those nice wooden chairs: people never vote 'em, faces never wanted! An' most o' those dogs were smugglers an' dodgers, shieldin' each other ass, crime family, aye, they arrrr! An' I don't care, I don't mind, if on tha rollin' waves I shall die! So, Brethren o' the Sea let's hoist our jolly flag: no reason ta stay here, in a land o' scam an' fear! Wind in tha sails when no cannon is enough: 'tis not cowardice, 'tis love fer our lives! An' I don't care, I don't mind, if on tha rollin' waves I shall die!
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Birra e rum, risate e cazzotti! La Guardia Reale ci mette ai ferri corti! Dietro le sbarre una notte e non oltre, torniamo per mare a cercare buona sorte. Vele spiegate e il vento soffierà. Pirati che cercano oro e libertà! Potere e prestigio ne imprigionano molti: noi abbiamo vele, cannoni, e venti forti! Quello che il potere consiglia sono guai: meglio aver poco, ma in gabbia mai! Manifesti affissi dicon di comprare quel bel vestito che si farà guardare. Il banditore urla dalla piazza che il suo aggeggio nel continente impazza. Grandi invenzioni e grandi schiavitù, che ti fanno lavorare sempre più! Potere e prestigio ne imprigionano molti: noi abbiamo vele, cannoni, e venti forti! Quello che il potere consiglia sono guai: meglio aver poco, ma in gabbia mai!
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'Twas anotharrr spring night, when all o' this came ta me head. Me eyes emptied by hundred tears after a bottle o' rum drowned me fears. Fer all o' us have a dream left. An' all o' us ta realize it fight. But when tha elephant's yer enemy, ye end up in blood red streams! So, wherever we want ta roam, love, we shall roam by day or night. Oh, wherever we want ta roam, love, we shall roam by day or night. I'd have liked ta own a ship, an' even today it burns me deep. An' take tha course that I like, without regrets, fears, or chains. Fer this I drown meself in rum, ta shut up tha cries in me heart! That cries louder in tha end, ta let know, an' never let me ferget... So, wherever we want ta roam, love, we shall roam by day or night. Oh, wherever we want ta roam, love, we shall roam by day or night.
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As we went a-sailin' away so far, we were a crew so bold! A family o' pirates true man ta man! We went a-cruisin' so far, we went a-cruisin' so bold! Our hearts filled up by poetry an' rum! Our hands wi' swords an' guns! We put our faith in tha world around, but tha cruel world us did bound! Deep down a curse was ta be found! Fer my dear crew! Ah! Fer me mates tha Kraken I'll blow! My trust an' all me truths! So, dead ahead we all go! One day a bucko ta me he did say: "Don't trust all ye see me mate...". But now time has gone, an' here's a new day. Me eyes can see far away, now o' steel me heart is made. Down in tha depths tha monstarrr it lays: its grip is stronger day by day! It'll come ta kill me crew an' me mates: it'll be fromw world's webbed ways... it'll come an' leave us dazed... Fer my dear crew! Ah! Fer me mates tha Kraken I'll blow! My trust an' all me truths! So, dead ahead we all go!

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Ahoy, m'earties! This is tha first album by Brigada Pirata. Pirate folk music, all tracks arrrr original, an' there arrr 9 musicians playin' in it, almost an orchestra! This is tha original mix an' masterin', tha same ye get buyin' tha physical album (on brigadapirata (dot) com), just ye don't have tha beautiful cd wi' tha booklet an' tha nice case.

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released June 4, 2016

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Brigada Pirata Torino, Italy

Brigada Pirata 'tis a crew o' scallawags playin' original an' traditional sea chanteys, pirates' songs an' dances. Vocals, guitar, fiddle , whistle, melodeon, hurdy-gurdy, banjo, accordeon, an' bodhran, fer grand pirate parties! Arrrrr!

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