2

MA BELLA BIMBA
for S.A.T.B. voices and piano
with optional SoundTrax CD*


Italian Folk Song
Arranged, with English Words, by DONALD MOORE

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With spirit (q = 152-168)
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PIANO cresc. (non legato)
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  SOPRANO

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as
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ALTO
Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la


  TENOR 
How beau - ti - ful, the

 O 
bal - le - ri - na,


bal - le -

ur
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BASS
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es

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  
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        
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bim - ba, bel - la bim - ba. Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la

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ri - na, bal - le - ri - na. So beau - ti - ful, the bal - le -

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* Also available for 3-part mixed (17727) and 2-part (17728). SoundTrax CD available (17729).

NOTE: English text is optional throughout. Italian pronunciation guide is on page 8.

Copyright © 2017 by Alfred Music

All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.
To purchase a full-length performance recording of this piece, go to alfred.com/downloads
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bim - ba, bel - la bim - ba, bal - li ben! Ma


ri - na, bal - le - ri - na of the dance. How
mp
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    

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Ma

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How

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   
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       O       

ur
co - me bal - li, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la

 
beau - ti - ful, the

bal - le - ri

- na,
 P
bal - le

- ri - na,

bal - le -

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es


ir

co - me bal - li, bel - la

 
      
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beau - ti - ful, the bal - le -

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bim - ba. Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la

   
eg

    
ri - na. So beau - ti - ful, the bal - le - ri - na, bal - le -

   
L


bim - ba. Ma co - me bal - li,

  
ri - na. O, bal - le - ri - na

    
       

      
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              
bim - ba, bal - li ben! Guar - da che pas - sa la vil - la

  
ri - na of the dance. Down through the vil - lage, she pass - es

 

    


bal - li ben!

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of the dance.

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y
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           
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nel - la. A - gi - le_e snel - la sa ben P bal - lar!
e w
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by you; grace - ful - ly danc - ing, spin - ning a - round.
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     

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Guar - da che pas - sa la vil - la nel - la. A - gi - le_e

  
Light - ly she steps with mu - sic to guide her; see how she

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      
     
snel - la sa ben bal - lar! Ma lar! Ma

 
        
moves, she sways to and fro. How fro. How
  
     

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1. 2.

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bim - ba. Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la

ri - na. So beau - ti - ful, the bal - le - ri - na, bal - le -
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          
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bim - ba, bal - li ben! Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la
ri - na of the dance. How beau - ti - ful, the bal - le -
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How beau - ti -
  

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nl
    
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47

ur
           

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bim
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na,
bel - la


bal - le -
bim

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ri -
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na,
bel - la

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bal - le P -
bim
ri
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Ma
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es
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ir
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bal - li, bel - la bim - ba. Ma

  
qu

ful, the bal - le - ri - na. O,

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v

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co - me bal - li, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la bim - ba, bal - li

eg

 beau - ti - ful, the


bal - le - ri

- na,

bal - le - ri
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of the
 

   
L


co - me bal - li, bal - li
 
      
bal - le - ri - na of the

      

      
  
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Ma co - me bal - li,

 
How beau - ti - ful, the

     
53
f
         
 
ben! Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la bim - ba, bel - la
dance. How beau - ti - ful, the bal - le - ri - na, bal - le -

   
   
f

    

y
ben! Ma co - me bal - li,


e
nl
dance. How beau - ti - ful, the



as
  
          

ch
 
O
ur
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  
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e w
es
ir
e
qu
s i

bel - la bim - ba. Ma co - me

  
bal - le - ri - na. O, bal - le -
       
56
v
R

        
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bim - ba, bel - la bim - ba. Ma co - me bal - li, bel - la

lU

ri - na, bal - le - ri - na. So beau - ti - ful, the bal - le -

r

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       

 
P
eg

bel - la bim - ba. Ma co - me


L

bal - le - ri - na. O, bal - le -

  
       
    
  

      
  
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  
bal - li bim - ba,
ri - na of the,
   
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       
bim - ba, bel - la bim - ba,
ri - na, bal - le - ri - na
    
 

   


 

y
bal - li bim - ba,

 
ri - na of the,

 
        

e
  

nl
    
  

as

       

ch
    
O
      
ur
63 ff
 P
   
e w

      
es
ir

bal - li ben!
e

of the dance.


qu

        
ff

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

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
R


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  
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e

   
a e


lU

 
r

ff
      
    
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P

 

eg

ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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Ma co-me bal-li, bel-la bim-ba, bal-li, ben.

Mah koh-meh bah-lee, beh-lah beem-bah, bah-lee, behn.

Guar-da che pas-sa la vil-la nel-la.

Gooahr-dah kay pah-sah lah vee-lah neh-lah.

A-gi-le_e snel-la sa ben bal-lar!

Ah-jee-leh sneh-lah sah behn bah-lahr!

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