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ADDIO SILVIO! Posted by on Nov 14, 2011 in News

Many are calling it La Festa della Liberazione. It’s the 12th November 2011, and our infamous ‘Cavaliere’, Silvio Berlusconi, has finally been forced to resign by the international community. Celebrations of this scale for the departure of a political leader have not been seen here in Italy since Mussolini was deposed in 1943!

This video gives an  insight into the euphoria and huge sense of relief felt by millions of Italians:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmYQpG7RhZg

Here is a selection of the cori (chants) which you can hear in the video translated into English (Warning, contains offensive language):

Buffone Buffone Buffone (Fool Fool Fool)

Berlusconi pezzo di merda ……… Berlusconi pezzo di merda (Berlusconi piece of shit……… Berlusconi piece of shit)

Bridisi! (Toast! – with Spumante)

Te ne vai o no, te ne vai sì o no? Te ne vai o no, te ne vai sì o no? (Are you going or not, are you going yes or no? Are you going or not, are you going yes or no?)

Facci cenare oh Silvio facci cenare … facci cenare oh Silvio facci cenare (Let us have our dinner, oh Silvio let us have our dinner … Let us have our dinner, oh Silvio let us have our dinner)

In the middle of the video you see an orchestra and choir perform the Hallelujah Chorus in front of Il Palazzo del Quirinale where Berlusconi handed in his resignation.

Our president Giorgio Napolitano has appointed the highly respected apolitical economist Mario Monti as the new Prime Minister and asked him to form an emergency government in order to tackle Italy’s deepening financial crisis.

 

Above: a member of the crowd at the celebrations in Rome holds a placard that reads ADDIO SILVIO, NON CI MANCHERAI! (FAREWELL SILVIO, WE WON’T MISS YOU)

Speriamo bene!

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Comments:

  1. Nathan:

    Ciao Serena,

    Maybe my understanding of Italian politics is wanting, but didn’t the PdL receive many votes in the last election? Did the scandals or the economic problems turn the Italian people against Berlusconi or was he always hated this much?

    Grazie. Ciao.

  2. William Auge:

    Salve Serena,
    congratulazioni per essere libero di Berlusconi. Spero che questa porta un futuro migliore per Italia.
    Spero che per tutto il mondo an futuro migliore.

    auguri, William

  3. Rita Sgro Kostopoulos:

    Abbasso il fascismo e il Burlusconismo. Viva l’Italia per sempre. Tanti auguri per un migliore futuro

  4. Edoardo:

    Salve Serena, complimenti per essere libera di questo buffone.
    Speriemo che Carlo Monti non sia una Tatcher e faccia bene a Itlia. Ma quendo il IMF sta nel messo non sono tranquillo.
    Let us hope for the best, anayway.
    Auguri, Edoardo

  5. andreas:

    Salve Serena!
    Mi congratulo con voi per la dimissione di Berlusconi. Non c’è niente di peggio per la nazione che un leader disprezzato. Speriamo che esso porti dei cambiamenti positivi all’Italia.
    Vi auguro ogni bene
    Andreas

  6. Rita Sgro Kostopoulos:

    TANTISSIMI AUGURI AL NUOVO GOVERNO . bUONA FORTUNA. rITA

  7. Jeannet:

    TANTI AUGURI!

  8. Rita Sgro Kostopoulos:

    La Societa’Culturale Italiana di Long Beach Island,N,J, festeggiera’questo lieto evento con un bel pranzo in un ristorante dell’Isola ,presenti ci saranno 80 soci.


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