Funiculì, Funiculà

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"Funiculì, Funiculà" (Neapolitan: [funikuˈli funikuˈla]) is a traditional Neapolitan song, composed in 1880 by Luigi Denza, with lyrics by Peppino Turco, to commemorate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. It was presented by Turco and Denza at the Piedigrotta festival the same year.

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Image: Luigi Denza & Peppino Turco. Published by Casa Ricordi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.