| E mentre ‘o sole stanco se ne va' a durm?
| And while the tired sun goes to durm?
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| dint' ‘o mare va a care'
| dint '' o mare go to care '
|
| e la luna in abito da sera
| and the moon in evening dress
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| sta venenno pe sap? | is it coming for sap? |
| pecch?
| sin?
|
| stasera tu nun staje vicino a mme',
| tonight you nun stay close to mme ',
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| forse non mi creder?, chiss?!
| maybe you will not believe me ?, who knows ?!
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| E ‘o stesso mare ca mo ver' sulo a mme'
| It is the same sea ca mo ver 'sulo a mme'
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| cunusceva pure a tte' e ce regalava ‘a sabbia fredda
| he also cunusceva to tte 'and gave us' to cold sand
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| comme lietto pe durm?
| comme lietto pe durm?
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| e po' cu ll’onde s’allungava a ce tucc?
| and a little bit where the wave stretched to ce tucc?
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| e m’aiutava a te spugli? | and did spugli help me? |
| e mo sul’io sto cc?.
| and now on I am cc ?.
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| Ma quant’annammurat' a riva ‘e mare
| But how much annammurat 'shore' and sea
|
| nun ce manca cchi? | nun there is cchi missing? |
| nisciuno
| nisciuno
|
| pe ved? | pe you see? |
| si saccio chiagnere.
| you saccio chiagnere.
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| Mo piglio a pugni ‘o cielo si nun fa stut? | Do I punch 'o heaven is nun fa stut? |
| ‘sta luna
| 'This moon
|
| pecch? | sin? |
| sulo dint' ‘oscuro voglio st?.
| sulo dint '' obscure I want to st ?.
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| Sbattenno ‘e pier' dint' all’acqua ‘e
| Sbattenno 'e pier' dint 'to the water' e
|
| mare
| sea
|
| io cummoglio ‘na risata pecch? | I cummoglio 'a sinful laugh? |
| pare ‘e chella ll?,
| it seems' e chella ll ?,
|
| ma che ce faccio ancora cc? | but what can I still do cc? |
| meglio ll’inferno ‘da citt?
| better hell 'from the city?
|
| add? | add? |
| nisciuno sape chesta verit?,
| nisciuno knows this truth?
|
| per? | for? |
| ll’estate se ne va' e ‘o core mio sta sempe
| The summer goes away 'and' oh my heart is always
|
| cc?
| cc?
|
| e aspetta ‘n'anno n’ata vota pe ‘a ‘ncuntr?.
| and wait 'n'anno n'ata vote pe' a 'ncuntr ?.
|
| Ma quant’annammurat' a riva ‘e mare
| But how much annammurat 'shore' and sea
|
| ca se vasano stasera stise ‘nterra nun se vedono,
| ca if they pot tonight stise 'in the earth nun if they see,
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| ma ‘e sent' dint' ‘o scuro
| but 'e sent' dint '' o dark
|
| pecch? | sin? |
| forse primma ‘e lloro
| perhaps primma 'and them
|
| tutt' chest' ll’aggiu fatt' ‘nsieme a tte'.
| all that 'll add' 'together with tte'.
|
| Sbattenno ‘e pier' dint' all’acqua ‘e
| Sbattenno 'e pier' dint 'to the water' e
|
| mare
| sea
|
| io cummoglio ‘na risata pecch? | I cummoglio 'a sinful laugh? |
| pare ‘e chella ll?,
| it seems' e chella ll ?,
|
| ma che ce faccio ancora cc? | but what can I still do cc? |
| meglio ll’inferno ‘da citt?
| better hell 'from the city?
|
| add? | add? |
| nisciuno sape chesta verit?,
| nisciuno knows this truth?
|
| per? | for? |
| ll’estate se ne va' e ‘o core mio sta sempe
| The summer goes away 'and' oh my heart is always
|
| cc?
| cc?
|
| e aspetta ‘n'anno n’ata vota pe ‘a ‘ncuntr?. | and wait 'n'anno n'ata vote pe' a 'ncuntr ?. |