#surfarara

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Note: This audio was extracted from the game files. File name: mx_Surfarara_v01d_Acapella (SFX)

This is Surfarara, a.k.a. The Sulfur Miner's Song, performed a cappella and heard during the Prologue (Tremori) at the very beginning of Mafia: The Old Country.

It's significant because it's the very first voice you hear when playing the game (you hear it before you even get to see Enzo), and there's a historical context to it too because Surfarara is a real Sicilian folk song. You can read more about its history and the history of the carusi here.

Lyrics (Sicilian and English):

EDIT: Someone made this video so I'm putting it here for easier sharing.

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Surfarara | Vittorio De Seta | 1955

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Surfarara, Vittorio De Seta, 1955

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Surfarara (Vittorio De Seta, 1955)

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Surfarara (Vittorio De Seta, 1955)

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Sulphur, Sicilians, and the Exodus to the USA - Times of Sicily

There is not one manufacturing industry in the world that can work without sulphur. When the industrial revolution took place in the 19th century, 90% of all the sulphur in the world came from Sicily. These are Sicilian sulphur miners: Why are they working naked? It was 40 degrees centigrade above ground and down in …