Il Cantico delle Creature USA Italy
These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. I believe the dance was choreographed by Ira Weisburd. He certainly has been the main teacher of the dance in the US.
Music: Angelo Branduardi Da Francesco a Francesco Note that Ira edited the music for this dance on his CDs to take out the extra few bars that show up every few times through the dance. Amazon
Meter: 4/4
Formation: closed circle with hands in W position
Introduction: start with singing
Bar 1: Facing center, step on R across in front of L (1). Step on L to L (2). Step on R behind L (3). Step on L to L (4) (i.e. a grapevine)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Traveling into the center, step R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4), raising hands up throughout.
Bar 4: Drop hands, make a 1/2 CW turn, pulling R shoulder back to face out and stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 5: With hands held with neighbor, but high, step on R to R (1), close L next to R with weight (2), Step on R to R (3), Close L next to R, but don't put weight on it.
Bar 6: repeat bar 5, with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 7: drop hands, and leading with R hand forward, start dancing outwards, curving slightly as you do so and R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
Bar 8: Complete turn, pulling R shoulder back to face center again, while stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4)
To make the dance fit the original music you have to add an extra bar in the 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 9th time through the dace between bars 7 and 8. This extra bar is just a repeat of bar 7 dancing out of the center.
Other videos on the web
Lyrics
From: http://www.metrolyrics.com/il-cantico-delle-creature-lyrics-angelo-branduardi.htmlA Te solo buon Signore
Si confanno gloria e onore
A Te ogni laude et benedizione
A Te solo si confanno
Che lAltissimo Tu sei
E nullomo degno
Te mentovare
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Con le Tue creature
Specialmente Frate Sole
E la sua luce
Tu ci illumini di lui
Ch bellezza e splendore
Ed altissimo Signore porta il segno
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per sorelle Luna e Stelle
Ed in cielo le hai formate
Chiare e belle
Sii laudato per Frate Vento
Aria, nuvole e maltempo
Che alle Tue creature
Dan sostentamento
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per sorella nostra Acqua
Bella e casta molto utile e preziosa
Sii laudato per Frate Folgo
Che ci illumina la notte
Ed bello e giocondo
E robusto e forte
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per la nostra Madre Terra
Ella che ci sostenta e ci governa
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Vari frutti lei produce
Molti fiori coloriti
E verde erba
Sii laudato per coloro
Che perdonano per il Tuo amore
Sopportando infermit
E tribolazione
E beati sian coloro
Che cammineranno in pace
Che da Te buon Signore
Avran corona
Sii laudato Mio Signore
Per la Morte Corporale
Che da lei nessun che vive
Pu scappare
E beati saran quelli
Nella Tua volont
Che Sorella Morte
Non gli far male
translation from: http://lyricstranslate.com/it/il-cantico-delle-creature-canticle-creation.html
Canticle of Creation
Only to you, o good lord
Belong glory and honor
To you every praise and blessing
They belong only to you
As you are the highest
And no man is worthy
Speaking your name.
Be praised, my lord
With your creatures,
Especially brother sun
And his light.
You illuminate us by him,
So that the beauty and splendour
Bring the sign
Of you, highest lord.
Be praised, my lord,
For sisters moon and tars,
That you have created in heavens
Fair and beautiful.
Be praised for brother wind,
Air, clouds, and rough weather
That give sustainance to your creatures.
Be praised, my lord
For our sister water,
She is chaste, very useful
And precious.
Be praised for brother fire
That lights the night for us,
And is beautiful, playful,
Firm and strong.
Be praised, my lord,
For our Mother Earth,
For her who sustains us
And governs us
Be praised, my lord,
She bears diverse fruit,
Many colourful flowers,
And green herbs.
Be praised for those
That forgive in the name of your love
Bearing weakness
And trials
And blessed are they
Who walk in peace
That from you, good lord,
They receive the crown.
Be praised, my lord
For corporal death,
From which no-one that lives
Can escape
And blessed will be those
That do your will
That sister death
will not harm them.
Only to you, o good lord
Belong glory and honor
To you every praise and blessing
They belong only to you
As you are the highest
And no man is worthy
Speaking your name.
Be praised, my lord
With your creatures,
Especially brother sun
And his light.
You illuminate us by him,
So that the beauty and splendour
Bring the sign
Of you, highest lord.
Be praised, my lord,
For sisters moon and tars,
That you have created in heavens
Fair and beautiful.
Be praised for brother wind,
Air, clouds, and rough weather
That give sustainance to your creatures.
Be praised, my lord
For our sister water,
She is chaste, very useful
And precious.
Be praised for brother fire
That lights the night for us,
And is beautiful, playful,
Firm and strong.
Be praised, my lord,
For our Mother Earth,
For her who sustains us
And governs us
Be praised, my lord,
She bears diverse fruit,
Many colourful flowers,
And green herbs.
Be praised for those
That forgive in the name of your love
Bearing weakness
And trials
And blessed are they
Who walk in peace
That from you, good lord,
They receive the crown.
Be praised, my lord
For corporal death,
From which no-one that lives
Can escape
And blessed will be those
That do your will
That sister death
will not harm them.
Also called Chico Bella II
