Old Maltese songs

Fourteen year old Cam blogs about old Maltese traditional songs from the piracy years to wartime - with translated lyrics. From Death Candy:

Writing an article on such things is so not sufficient. This is because like any other country, we have hundreds of songs and folklore bards enough to fill an encyclopedia. We have a very rich history as compared to any other country and that has added on to our repertoire. It is the way of remembering old times in the traditional way, without having to read books. It is the old Maltese way. This is being kept alive by a recent boost in local interest in Melitensia. Several University students have done researches in numerous ancient Maltese traditions. Local folklore and Ghana (Maltese style of traditional singing) entertainment is being closely guarded and practiced. There are actually many different types of Ghana but that subject would be an entirely different article.

The band Etnika for example revived previously extinct Maltese instruments, songs and even music styles and put them out in the modern mainstream scene again. We haven't included any of the songs they play because you can easily go and hear the cd. Also I tried to stay away from the most common Maltese children's nursery rhymes because even there, the list is endless. Here we have some others, and as I said, the list is countless so here goes...

A fusion of Maltese ethnic instruments with the contemporary - Michael Stone write for Roots World