It proved immediately popular and was used repeatedly during that journey of the Pope to Florence and other central Italian cities, and on his return to Rome on September 5, 1857.
Lagu ini langsung menjadi populer dan dimainkan berkali-kali selama perjalanan Paus ke Firenze dan kota-kota Italia tengah lainnya, dan juga saat ia kembali ke Roma pada tanggal 5 September 1857.