Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Il Cantilena is the oldest known literary text in the Maltese language. It dates from the 15th century (no later than 1485 the death of its author and probably from the 1470s) but was not found until 1966 or 1968 by Prof. Godfrey Wettinger and Fr. M. Fsadni (OP). The poem is attributed to Pietru Caxaro and was recorded by Caxaro’s nephew Brandano in his notarial register (Dec.
