Tutti morimmo a stento (Full title:;Tutti morimmo a stento (cantata in Si minore per solo, coro e orchestra), (translatable as We All Barely Died or We All Died Agonizingly) is the second album and the third studio release by Fabrizio De André, issued in 1968 by Bluebell Records. The album, whose lyrics are inspired by the poetry of François Villon, is considered one of the first concept albums ever realized in Italy.

All lyrics written by Fabrizio De André, except where indicated.; all music composed by Fabrizio De André and Gian Piero Reverberi.

In 1969, Italian producer Antonio Casetta had the idea to realize an English version of the record, so De André re-recorded the vocal tracks. This version was never officially released and the only printed copy was thought to be lost until 2007, when a U.S. collector revealed that it had been in his possession for almost 40 years.

The opener of the album is based on a Riccardo Mannerini poem titled "Eroina" ("Heroin").
The protagonist of the song is a drug addict who, on the verge of death, imagines seeing glass pixies, the bounds of infinity and the sound of silence. In his last moment, he seems to regret his ways, seeing his drug addiction as a coward's escape from reality.

is based on the song "Le Père Noël et la Petite Fille", written by Georges Brassens.

De André sings together with the children's choir I Piccoli Cantori.

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