To make her golden braids, her mother spent a fortune, using an entire mine of filigree .
(meaning "How Your Mother Made You") is a classic Neapolitan song written in 1906 by Giuseppe Capaldo and Salvatore Gambardella. It is a playful, romantic "patter song" that uses whimsical food and nature metaphors to describe a woman’s beauty. The Meaning Behind the Lyrics
To create her lovely mouth, her mother used a basket of strawberries , honey, sugar , and cinnamon . Comme Facette Mammeta
is known for his quintessential Neapolitan interpretation.
The song has been performed by many legendary artists, bringing it international fame: To make her golden braids, her mother spent
The song is structured as a series of questions about how a beautiful woman, typically named , was "created" by her mother using special ingredients:
brought the song back to modern popularity with his Orchestra Italiana. The Meaning Behind the Lyrics To create her
To knead her "nice flesh," her mother used a hundred rosebuds mixed in a mortar with milk .