Alpini - Hymn of The Alpini Corps

Hymn of The Alpini Corps

The Alpini Hymn L'Inno degli Alpini or Trentare - valore Alpino is the official hymn of the Alpini Corps, adapted from an old French mountain song by D'Estel and Travel. As the official anthem of the corps it forms part of the various songs and marches played by the Corps' military bands on parades and concerts, in the latter, the second to the last song to be played before the Italian National Anthem.

I
Dai fidi tetti del villaggio i bravi alpini son partiti,
mostran la forza ed il coraggio della lor salda gioventù.

Son dell'Alpe i bei cadetti, nella robusta giovinezza
dai loro baldi e forti petti spira un'indomita fierezza.

Chorus (2x)
Oh valore alpin! Difendi sempre la frontiera!
E là sul confin tien sempre alta la bandiera.

Sentinella all'erta per il suol nostro italiano
dove amor sorride e più benigno irradia il sol.

II
Là tra le selve ed i burroni, là tra le nebbie fredde e il gelo,
piantan con forza i lor picconi le vie rendon più brevi.

E quando il sole brucia e scaldale cime e le profondità,
il fiero Alpino scruta e guarda, pronto a dare il "Chi va là?"

Repeat Chorus 2x

"Inno degli Alpini, dal sito ufficiale dell' ANA". http://www.ana.it/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=384. "Versione audio dell'Inno". http://www.smalp155.org/sound/33.wav.

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