Our Music: La Vaca Nonesa

Mi son la Vaca Nonesa o`l tram de Val de Non l`e ani che gironzolo e tiro `l me vagon.

he train from Trento to its final destination: Male` in the next valley, the Val di Sole was a legend, folklore, a mascotand besides that a real train, un tram. While ridiculed affectionately, it was indeed the Vaca Nonesa that transported the thousands of Nonesi down to Trento where they connected with trains that brought them to the seaportsand finally to our shores. It was kind of slowand its horn sounded like a cowna vaca. The train often came off the tracks, boulders fell on to the rails, so that people had to walk. I remember when I was going to Vermiglio in the Val di Sol in 1948 to visit my Zia Suora, my dad told meLouissalta giurubaghe en pom e salta suLoujump offpick an apple and jump right back on. ImagineI acquired these lyrics from Mauro Dalpiaz of the Coro dei Anziani of the Village of Tassullo. Go to their website www.coroparrocchialetassullo.it and you will find this funny song sung by his choir as well as many other songs of theirs and the Trentino repertoire.
I am the Nones cow Or the train of the Val di Non Its been years that I travel And I pull my cars.

I maldicenti stupidi La vaca I me ga dit. Per questa voze angelica De toro for a drit.

Io sono il tram-Trento-Mal Ma il vero nom L`e Vaca Nonesa De Val de Non En di `l diseva `n paroco Che I gaga `l pentiment; Che monta su la Nonesa E anca `l testament.

The stupid neersayers Have called me a cow. For this angelic sound (the trains horn), I simply go forward I am the train: Trento Mal But my true name Is Nones cow Of the Val di Non.

Original Vaca Nonesa-Trento-Mal

Difati a gran pirecole Cascavavo guasi gi, En di `n tel Nos! Miracolo! Me sen fermada amp. Fastidi po, no tortene Se fosti camin. Desun da mi de polvere Sarasti rimpinz.

E compra pure l`Adige E anche`l corierin Te gai ben temp de lezerli En fin en Camp Trentin. Ades I me fa corere A scartament ridot. Atento che a pirecole Narem po pu de trot.

Don`t get annoyed If you have to walk Without me, you would be covered with dust.

In fact, at the great turns I would also hurl down One day into the river Nos. Miracle! I stopped just in time
Vaca Nonesa in the Val di Non

One day the pastor had said Those who board the Nonesa Should repent And write their will.

And buy the Adige and also a comic book. You will have time to read them getting to the outskirts of Trento.

Mi son la Vaca Nonesa E vago `n Val de Sol, Se vegno adasi scuseme Se fa quel se pol.

Now they make me run faster at a lower price. Beware with all the turns, we will have to go faster. I am the Vaca Nonesa and go to the Val di Sole. If I go slowly, I do what I can

Choir of the parish Church of the Assumption-Tassulo, Val di Non