Lyrics
Stories carried in English, Italian and the remembered songs of the Italian diaspora.
Riturnella
A homage to the rich Italian folk song tradition handed down to Kavisha in Australia—jewel-like melodies, stories of migration, work, love, humour and the oil-lamp-lit times.
Listen on Bandcamp →Love and Justice
Commissioned by the Victorian Women’s Trust to celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage and first performed in November 2008 with a 400-plus women’s choir.
Watch the performance →Amour
“Love’s the journey… Love’s the target / moving through the seething market / Love’s the seed… oh Love’s the garden.”
Find the recording →Love and Justice
A pen, a pen your weapon be.
The moon is hidden in the clouds
the fire light is dying
in the dark slum and street
men women children crying…
Love and Justice be my flag
I’ll live my truth what e’er will be
I swear that I cannot rest till there’s equality.
For every heroine that’s named
there are a thousand nameless
who live to make a better day
with acts of love and justice.
Riturnella
Return to the source.
“Being part of the Italian diaspora has given me a passion to get inside these jewel-like melodies… The songs’ dark, fertile soil has nurtured my spirit, helping my own original songwriting.”
The collection includes Fammi Restari, Sento Il Fischio, Riturnella, Nova Gelosia, Scura Maia, E Tra Lla Llerru, Ricciulina, Mi Votu Mi Rivotu, Maremma Amara, Angellaré, L’America and Vurria Addeventare.