Katolo, Artur (Wyższe Seminaria Duchowne Towarzystwa Salezjańskiego, 2020)
The aim of this article is to present a language analysis of one of the most beautiful dialectal poems of Fr. V. Padula. The dialect used by Fr. V. Padula is called the Acrian dialect (spoken in the city of Acri, Cosenza Province) and it belongs to a group of northern Calabrian dialects. The lullaby [Ninna-nanna di Madonna], sung by Holy Mary, is the second part of the poem La Notte di Natale. Fr. V. Padula was the first artist in history to bring the Acrian dialect to such a level of lyricism and piety. The Acrian dialect served him as a testimony to the Calabrian society and culture. [Ninna-nanna di Madonna] includes some biblical references to the main truths of the Christian faith.
