El Biscella

"El Biscella" (transl. bully boy) is an Italian song in Milanese dialect[2] from the early 1960s composed by Giovanni D'Anzi[3] and Alfredo Bracchi.

"El Biscella"
Single by Giovanni D'Anzi
Written1969[1]
GenreFolk music
Length2:20
LabelMeldy Fonola
Songwriter(s)
  • Giovanni D'Anzi
  • Alfredo Bracchi

History

"Biscella" is a Milanese word[4] meaning "curly" (derived from bisc-bish, meaning hedgehog), a kind of bully who tries to intimidate people, but whose clumsy manners and extravagant costumes make him more comical than dangerous.

The song tells the story of a "biscella" that lives in Porta Ticinese neighbourhood who goes to parties, and that everyone behind his back laughs[5] for his ridiculous clothes and his awkward way of dancing.

References
  1. "El Biscella 20 10 1969". canzoneitaliana.it. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  2. "Le canzoni a Milano tra il 1918 e il 1950" (PDF). anticacredenzasantambrogiomilano.org. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  3. "Giovanni D'Anzi – On Milanes Sentimental / El Biscella". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  4. Ilaria Maria Preti (December 28, 2017). "Cosa significa Biscella? Lo saprai al Bar Domm" (in Italian). cronacaossona.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  5. Oliviero Spada (September 1, 2021). "Nostalgia de Milan per il teatro della memoria" (in Italian). milanofree.it. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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