Leġġendi ta' Patri Ġuże Delia, S.J.


Collected by Tom Vella-Zarb
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Fr Joseph Delia was a Jesuit Priest who lived from 1900 to 1980. "Patri Ġuże Delia" as he is popularly known in Mata, was a prolific writer of Maltese poetry [besides writing in Latin, Greek, and Spanish]. Notably amongst which are several Legends in poetry in Maltese.
My sincere thanks to my good friend Paul Vella, and the family of Kavalier Attard, who have provided me with the voice for some of these legends. Enjoy them here and where there is sound , may I recommend that you listen to the readings while looking at the poem. The poems marked do not have a sound recording as yet. Please be patient and check back again.

Il-Leġġenda ta' San Dimitri
Il-Leġġenda ta' San Ġużepp
Il-Leġġenda tal-Madonna l-Purtinara
Il-Leġġenda tal-Ilma Ħieni
Il-Leġġenda ta' Brejbes
Il-Leġġenda tal-Għasfur tal-Ġenna
Il-Leġġenda tal-Petirross
Il-Leġġenda tas-Sultan Kburi
Il-Leġġenda tal-Wied tal-Isperanza
Il-Leġġenda tal-Kurċifiss tal-Wied
Il-Leġġenda tal-Madonna ta' Caraffa
Susanna - Il-Leġġenda tal-Milied
Il-Leġġenda ta' San Nikola
Il-Leġġenda tax-Xadini
Il-Leġġenda tal-Palma tax-Xagħri
Il-Leġġenda Irlandiża
Il-Leġġenda tal-Buffu tal-Madonna