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“Ciao Bella” is a bonus track from the international deluxe edition of Madame X.
The title is inspired by “Bella Ciao”, an italian song of freedom sung in WW2 by the anti-fascist partisans. The song also interpolates vocals by Kimi Djabaté, which also influenced the sound of the track with gumbé.
[Intro: Kimi Djabaté & Madonna]
Sometimes
Dia a ca du niedda
A ca say adda
Ava lorda
Acagivoda
Aleme uomo ta
Maniman ca l’uomo ta
E mugugnà
Elegno attento
Alla ca du niedda
A ca say adda
Ca duvuta
[Verse 1: Madonna]
Sometimes I despair
Sometimes I have hope
Sometimes I don't know
Sometimes I feel pushed
[Drop: Kimi Djabaté, Madonna]
Bella, ciao
E le nea fina
Y cada vosa mammai
E le nea fina
Y cada vosa mammai
Y cada vosa mammai
Y cada vosa mammai
Tu mama leyea
Entemille defeo
Y li dijo
Y cada vosa mammai
A le nea filha
Y cada vosa mammai
A le nea filha
[Verse 2: Madonna]
Have you ever been to the land where you can find yourself?
Have you ever been to a place where you can rest yourself?
All the noise just disappears, rain will wash away the sadness
All our lives we work in vain, for a little touch of grace
[Drop: Kimi Djabaté & Madonna]
Bella, ciao
A le nea filha
Y cada vosa mammai
A le nea filha
Y cada vosa mammai
O molu molu Allah
Y baca comu al modo mie
Bella
Vade malumi
O molu Allah
Cume y cume ye
Coma afora Allah
Y cada vosa mammai
Y cada selemugna
Y cada vosa mammai
[Verse 3: Madonna]
Sometimes I despair
Sometimes I have hope
Sometimes I don't know
Sometimes I feel happy
[Drop: Kimi Djabaté & Madonna]
Bella, ciao
O mama leyea
Entemille defeo
Y cada vida mulai
Done e la baiea
Y cada cume mamma
Cada dona el domani
E leyea la mamma
Caya tu maye
Y leyea la mamma
Ooh ooh
Cumae alle maye
Dighì malì dighì le maye
Oooh cumae
A ye cume el fulme
Ooh
Cu mamma mye
[Bridge: Madonna]
Sometimes I feel happy
[Drop: Kimi Djabaté & Madonna]
Bella, ciao
Cu mamma mye
O mamma cu many
O mamma le duele
Che la mia deyala
Muncana como muncana eya
In battalla Africa
In batalla
Lecciava a se de se
[Verse 4: Madonna]
Have you ever been to the land where you can find yourself?
Have you ever been to a place where you can rest yourself?
All the noise just disappears, rain will wash away the sadness
All our lives we work in vain, for a little touch of grace
[Outro: Madonna]
Bella, ciao
Ciao Bella was written by Mirwais Ahmadzaï & Madonna.
Ciao Bella was produced by Mirwais Ahmadzaï & Madonna.
Madonna released Ciao Bella on Fri Jun 14 2019.
There’s a song I did with an artist named Kimi Djabaté, it’s called Ciao Bella – it’s going be a bonus track. He’s from Guinea-Bissau and he introduced me to a whole other sound, gumbé.
–via DrownedMadonna (2019)