El Biscella

Italian milanese song by Giovanni D'Anzi


"El Biscella" (transl. bully boy) is a song in Milanese dialect[1] composed in 1969 by Giovanni D'Anzi[2] and Alfredo Bracchi.

"El Biscella"
Single by the Beatles
Released1969
GenreDialect song
Length2:20
LabelMeldy Fonola
Songwriter(s)Giovanni D'Anzi and Alfredo Bracchi

"Biscella" is a Milanese word[3] derived from bisc-bish, meaning hedgehog), a kind of bully who tries to intimidate people, but whose clumsy manners make him more comical than dangerous.

The song was performed also by Nanni Svampa and Gianni Magni.

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  1. "Le canzoni a Milano tra il 1918 e il 1950" (PDF). anticacredenzasantambrogiomilano.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  2. "Giovanni D'Anzi – On Milanes Sentimental / El Biscella". discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. Ilaria Maria Preti (December 28, 2017). "Cosa significa Biscella? Lo saprai al Bar Domm" (in Italian). cronacaossona.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.

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