Stornelli Legionari

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"Stornelli Legionari", also known as Vogliamo scolpire una lapide (transl. We want to carve a tombstone), is a pro-fascist, anti-monarchy and anti-armistice song of the Italian Social Republic. The song uses the melody of the Inno a Oberdan (which celebrates Guglielmo Oberdan, the Italian irredentist who attempted to assassinate the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph in 1882) and explicitly calls for death to the King and Pietro Badoglio. The song also honors Rodolfo Graziani, who was the only Italian Marshal to remain loyal to Mussolini after the fall of the Fascist regime in Italy. In the lyrics the word "repubblican" is not standard Italian, as it is a truncated variant of "repubblicano" and "repubblicani" used in the song for rhythmic purposes. The name "Grazian" is also a truncated version of the name "Graziani".

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