LUCIA-SANGEN/SANTA LUCIA
er en sang som synges på Lucia-dagen 13. desember. Den norske teksten er basert på den svenske teksten Natten går tunga fjät (Svart senker natten seg) av Arvid Rosén. Opprinnelig har sangen ingenting å gjøre med personen Santa Lucia, men er en napolitansk vise om bydelen Santa Lucia i Napoli i Italia.
SANTA LUCIA
is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was transcribed by Teodoro Cottrau (18271879) and published by the Cottrau firm, as a "barcarolla"( a folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers), at Naples in 1849. Cottrau translated it from Napuletano into Italian, this is the first Neapolitan song to be given Italian lyrics.In Sweden, Denmark and Norway, "Santa Lucia" has been given various lyrics to accommodate it to the winter-light festival of Saint Lucy, at the darkest time of the year.