No potho reposare

1920 song

"A Diosa", better known as "No potho reposare" (IPA: [nɔ ˈpɔθɔ rɛpɔˈzaɾɛ, - ˈpɔtɔ -]; transl. "I can't rest"), is a 1920 song composed by Giuseppe Rachel [it] in the tempo of English waltz^[1] on Nuorese-language lyrics from a homonymous 1915 poem by Salvatore Sini [it; sc].^[2]

Since 1921, "A Diosa" was part of the repertoire of the Philharmonic Body of Nuoro, directed by Rachel himself. In 1936, the tenor Maurizio Carta recorded three verses of the song in a 78 rpm for Pathé Records. In 1957, on the initiative of the musician and musicologist Gavino Gabriel, a version of the Coro di Nuoro was recorded in Turin. In 1978, Maria Carta recorded the song in a 45 rpm for Polydor Records.

Notable recordings

Maurizio Carta
Maria Teresa Cau [it; sc]
Maria Carta
Animas
Duo Puggioni
Andrea Parodi with Tazenda
Andrea Parodi with Al Di Meola
Noa
Gianna Nannini with Gavino Murgia [sc; de]
Antonella Ruggiero
Marco Carta
Bianca Atzei with Tazenda
Plácido Domingo

Instrumental versions

Paolo Fresu with Jan Lundgren, Lars Danielsson and Clarence Penn
Al Di Meola

Symphonic variations

Hardy Mertens [de; it; nl]

References

^ Fadda, Antonio (2013). Identità e culture per un turismo integrato in Sardegna (in Italian). Milan. p. 118.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Mercurio, Paolo (2014). "Tre canti sardi di tradizione colta". Introduzione alla Musica Sarda. Ethnomusica & Istruzione (in Italian). Milan. pp. 191–201. ISBN 978-88-6885-013-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)