Songs Written by Luigi MercantiniTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Luigi Mercantini (20 September 1821 – 17 November 1872) was an Italian poet and writer, who took part in the movements for the Italian unification in the late 19th century. He is better known for his poem "La spigolatrice di Sapri", depicting the ill-fated expedition led in 1857 by Carlo Pisacane against the Kingdom of Naples, which was also translated into English by Henry W. Longfellow with the title The Gleaner of Sapri. Mercantini is also known for writing the... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Luigi Mercantini first charted in 1919 with Garibaldi's Hymn.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.