📜 The Bergamasque Poems of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida: An Authentic Voice of Tradition

Bergamasque dialect poetry is much more than a literary expression: it is a living heritage, capable of telling with simple yet profound words the soul of our land, the feelings of its people, and the beauty of popular traditions.

The Ducato di Piazza Pontida, faithful to its mission of safeguarding and promoting Bergamo’s cultural roots, has gathered a precious selection of poems in Bergamasque dialect, curated by Giusi Bonacina, ducal senator and knight jure pleno. A careful and passionate work that allows everyone, Bergamasques and beyond, to come closer to a fundamental part of our identity.

Poems in Bergamasque preserve collective memory: they tell of daily life, simple emotions, folk festivals, and the nature surrounding our villages. They are authentic testimonies of a way of living and feeling that still today unites generations and strengthens the bond with the community.

Through these works, the dialect becomes a universal language: capable of making us smile, move, and reflect, while keeping the voice of tradition alive.

Preserving and spreading Bergamasque poetry means passing on values, identity, and culture to future generations. The work of the Ducato di Piazza Pontida thus represents a bridge between past and future: a way to safeguard who we are and, at the same time, renew it over time.

👉 Do you want to discover all the Bergamasque poems collected by the Ducato di Piazza Pontida?

Visit our dedicated section on Poems in Bergamasque and let yourself be carried away by the beauty of our tradition.