**Imagine a tiny river that sings as it flows, bushes bursting with green, goats and cows grazing nearby, and even a sleepy wild boar hiding under the leaves. “O Cari” paints this lively, almost fairy-tale scene of the Corsican countryside, letting us smell the fresh wood and hear the crack of Petru’s axe as he gathers firewood for winter.
But suddenly the chorus cries out: “Ci hè corsu lu focu, O cari” – “The fire has swept through, my dear.” In one heartbreaking flash, wildfire races across the land, turning that vibrant haven to ashes. The song is both a nostalgic postcard of nature’s beauty and a warning about how quickly it can disappear. By repeating the chorus like an alarm bell, Felì urges us to remember what was lost and to protect what still survives.