The Qormi Bread Festival Song

This year’s Bread Festival has taken a new stance after the launching of a new single, called “Ħobża Qormija, Ħobża Maltija” (Qormi Bread, Maltese Bread) which was written by Tano Vella and composed by Philip Vella. The singer Annabelle Debono is one of the promitent singers on the Maltese islands.

For those of you who would like to have a copy of the cd can either email us by using the form mailer entitling their email, Cd single or else contact us at the St Sebastian Pastoral Centre during the exhibition hours.

 

Magħruf raħal il-furnara
Pinto, b’rispett beda jara
Ta’ Belt bl-unur lil dan għollieh
B’ferħ kbir intlaqa’ dan il-ġieħ

Taħt ix-xemgħa tal-gandlieri
Ħobż servut lill-Kavallieri
Fuq il-mejda ħobż il-fqar
L-ikla tagħhom ta’ nofs in-nhar

Malta tagħna tant kburija
B’ta’ kuljum, ħobża Maltija
Imfittxa mhux biss mill-Maltin
Iżda anke mill-barranin

Kemm filgħodu, filgħaxija
Ħobża friska, dik Qormija
Sħuna tqarmeċ, togħma bnina Dik Dik ħobżna ta’ art twelidna

 

 

 

 


Fin-nofs bħal dejjem, ħobż ikun
Soppa, fenek, komplut bukkun
Ma’ikla tajba, għal erwieh
Nagħsa ħelwa, għal ftit mistrieħ

Ħobż is-sinjur u ħobż il-fqir
Pudina mhux narmu l-parir
Tal-ġranet il-ħobż, il-fdalijiet
Għamlu dejjem tagħna n-nanniet

Malta tagħna tant kburija
B’ta’ kuljum, ħobża Maltija
Imfittxa mhux biss mill-Maltin
Iżda anke mill-barranin

Kemm filgħodu, filgħaxija
Ħobża friska, dik Qormija
Sħuna tqarmeċ togħma bnina
Dik ħobżna ta’ art twelidna

 

Kliem:             Tano Vella
Mużika:          Philip Vella

Tkanta:          Annabelle Debono

 

   

The Qormi Bread Festival evolves around the concept of promoting the local bread-making tradition, encouraging its preservation and demonstrating its importance as a unifying factor amongst the diversity of cultures located within Malta’s surrounding region.

Qormi boasts of having the best “Hobz tal-Malti” (lit. Maltese bread) from all over the Maltese islands which tradition dates back to the Knights period.

12.09.2009
Celebrating the Bread Culture