"El Biscella" | |
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Single by Giovanni D'Anzi | |
Written | 1969 [1] |
Genre | Folk music |
Length | 2:20 |
Label | Meldy Fonola |
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"El Biscella" ( transl. bully boy) is an Italian song in Milanese dialect of Lombard [2] from the early 1960s composed by Giovanni D'Anzi [3] and Alfredo Bracchi.
"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.