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Italy Removes Emphatic 'Yes!' From National Anthem
Italy's national anthem now ends without the final 'Yes!' to restore the original 1847 text, following a presidential decree and defense ministry order.
- On March 14th, President Sergio Mattarella signed a decree removing the emphatic 'Sì!' from Italy's national anthem, published May 7th and revealed by Il Fatto Quotidiano.
- Officials argue the edit restores the original text, with a presidential source saying it was made `for the sake of purity` and not politics, noting the word is absent in Goffredo Mameli's 1847 manuscript but present in Michele Novaro's 1847 score.
- Earlier this month, the Defence Staff issued instructions and on December 2nd clarified that all military commands must drop the final `Sì!` and the presidential website no longer includes it.
- The tweak changes how the anthem is sung in official settings as it will end with "l'Italia chiamò" followed by music at military and institutional ceremonies, though enforcement at sporting events is uncertain.
- The government reportedly proposed the changes, and despite this, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was filmed singing the traditional `Sì!` at a Monday Christmas event at Palazzo Chigi with the Alpine soldiers' choir.
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In the first version of Mameli's anthem the "yes" did not exist: on why it was added there is a whole story, but today on official occasions it is not necessary to say it
·Italy
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What version is correct? Italian Prime Minister Meloni wants to return to the alleged original version - without exclamation at the end. All military units may strictly adhere to these new rules.
·Vienna, Austria
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The innovation generated debate among historians and philologists.
As it became known, an emphatic "Yes" is being removed from the last verse of the Italian national anthem
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
37% Right
L 37%
C 26%
R 37%
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