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By Michael San Filippo, About.com Guide to Italian Language since 1999

Madreterra

Thursday July 17, 2003
Recognize this verse? "Madreterra di uomini e dei/sei tu l'inverno che riesce a scaldare/ l'estate antica che fa innamorare/ sei la cometa che io seguirei/ Madreterra di uomini e dei/ Sicilia, terra mia triangolo di luce in mezzo al mondo/ Sicilia terra mia un sole onesto che non ha tramonto! Sicilia sei così... il paradiso è qui!"

It's from Madreterra (Motherland) the official inno--anthem--of Sicily, recently composed by Vincenzo Spampinato. The song was recently commissioned by the regional president in an effort to promote the positive aspects of Sicily.

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