Workers' Hymn
Italian socialist anthem by Filippo Turati / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Workers' Hymn (Italian: L'Inno dei Lavoratori) or Workers' Song (Il Canto dei Lavoratori), also known as the Hymn of the Italian Workers' Party (L'Inno del Partito Operaio Italiano), is an Italian socialist anthem written by Filippo Turati, and set to music by Amintore Galli.
English: The Workers' Hymn | |
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Also known as | Il Canto dei Lavoratori (English: Workers' Song) L'Inno del Partito Operai Italiano (English: Hymn of the Italian Workers' Party) |
Lyrics | Filippo Turati, 1886 |
Music | Amintore Galli, 1886 |
Published | 7 March 1886; 138 years ago (1886-03-07) |
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Recording by Milan's Corale Verdi | |
Published in March 1886, the song was composed for the Italian Workers' Party, led by Costantino Lazzari.[1][2] It quickly became popular,[1][3] and is considered one of the most significant historic songs of the Italian workers' movement, alongside Bandiera Rossa, The Internationale, and the Hymn of the First of May [it].[1][4] It was censored by successive governments of the Kingdom of Italy, including during the First World War and under Fascist Italy.[3]
Despite the anthem's popularity, its authors were ashamed of their work. Turati later declared the poem "a juvenile poetic sin",[1][5] while Galli kept his authorship of the music unknown, and was tormented by fear and stress in his later life due to its popularity and censorship.[1][6]