marcin
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Montescaglioso (Matera) Giuseppe
Matarazzo published in 1984 U pais’ mi [My
Town] (Libreria Incontri). Still in 1984 one
should mention the best collection of
material for Carnevale, edited by Enzo Spera
Licenzia vo’, Signora (Magistero di Bari). In
1985 Domiziano Viola published Ascenne ra
‘u festine [Coming Out of the Party],
prefaced by F. Galasso. In 1982 had appeared
the volume Canti e nenie popolari
arberesche, edited by A. Bellusci, V.
Piccirillo, P. Rosati, R. Cardone, E. Scutari, D.
Mazzeo, L. Pandolfo, A. Pescuma, N.
Scaldaferri, E. Corbo. In the Viggiano dialect
Pietro Varalla, retired railwayman,
published his poems, among which we note
Radici delle mie radici [Roots of My Roots]
(Villa d’Agri, Ars grafica, 1984), in which he
depicts customs, proverbs and rituals of
Viggiano. After a few acrostics, Varalla