Lyrics of A' storia e maria - Ivan Granatino, Franco Ricciardi

A' storia e maria (original)

Siente, amico
Chello ca te dico
Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche
Storie 'e prumesse
Chi parte e chi resta
Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra
Siente, amico
Siente, amico
'A gente dice ca Maria nun è mai nata
Ca l’hanna inventata pe' scrivere 'e canzoni
Ce sta chi dice ca 'na vota l’ha 'ncuntrata
Era nera nera, cammenava a riva 'e mare
E mo…
Siente, amico
Siente, amico
Chello ca te dico
'A gente dice ca nun s'è mai 'nnammurata
Chi dice ca 'int''o core teneva a nu guaglione
Ca 'int'a 'na sera 'o dette 'o core e pure 'a vita
E doppo, zitta zitta, nisciuno ha mai saputo
E mo
Maria addò sta?
Maria che fa?
Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria
E mo
Maria comme sta?
Maria cu' chi sta?
Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria
Siente, amico
Chello ca te dico
Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche
Storie 'e prumesse
Chi parte e chi resta
Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra
'A gente dice ca Maria se n'è partuta
Chi dice ca l’ha vista 'int'a 'na chiesa addunucchiata
Strigneva nu criaturo figlio d''o peccato
E doppo, zitta zitta, nisciuno ha mai saputo
E mo
Maria addò sta?
Maria che fa?
Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria
E mo
Maria comme sta?
Maria cu' chi sta?
Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria
Starrà in America, nun speak cchiù italiano
Forse sta durmenno sott''a metropolitana
Starrà cantanno 'na canzona americana
O forse sta cantanno «'O sole mio» a Secondigliano
E mo
Maria addò sta?
Maria che fa?
Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria
E mo
Maria comme sta?
Maria cu' chi sta?
Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria
Ye, ye
Siente, amico
Chello ca te dico
Ye, ye
'Na storia vecchia
Comme 'a vita
Siente, amico
Chello ca te dico
Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche
Storie 'e prumesse
Chi parte e chi resta
Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra
Ye, ye
Comme 'a vita
Ye, ye
Mai fernuta
Starrà in America, nun speak cchiù italiano
Forse sta durmenno sott''a metropolitana
Starrà cantanno 'na canzona americana
O forse sta cantanno «'O sole mio» a Secondigliano
E mo
Maria addò sta?
Maria che fa?
Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria
E mo
Maria comme sta?
Maria cu' chi sta?
Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria
Siente, amico
Chello ca te dico
Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche
Storie 'e prumesse
Chi parte e chi resta
Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra
Ye, ye
'Na storia vecchia
Comme 'a vita
Ye, ye
'na storia vecchia
Mai fernuta

(translation)

Yes, man
Chello ca you say
Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche
Stories and prumesse
Who leaves and who stays
Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window
Yes, man
Yes, man
'People say ca Maria was never born
They invented it to 'write' and songs
There are those who say ca 'na vote ha' ncuntrata
She was black black, she walked to shore and sea
And mo ...
Yes, man
Yes, man
Chello ca you say
'People say about her nun has never been' nnammurata
Who says ca 'int'o core held a nu guaglione
Ca 'int'a' na sera 'or dette' o core and pure 'for life
And then, hush hush, nisciuno she ever knew
And mo
Is Maria goodbye?
What is Maria doing?
Maria don't call me Maria
And mo
How is Mary?
Maria, who is there?
Yes, Maria still remembers me
Yes, man
Chello ca you say
Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche
Stories and prumesse
Who leaves and who stays
Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window
'People say ca Maria has left
Whoever says she has seen it 'inside' a church addunucchiata
She grasped nu criaturo son of sin
And then, shut up, no one ever knew
And mo
Is Maria goodbye?
What is Maria doing?
Maria don't call me Maria
And mo
How is Mary?
Maria, who is there?
Yes, Maria still remembers me
He will stay in America, he does not speak Italian
Maybe he's been under the subway
They will sing an American song
Or maybe they are singing "'O sole mio" in Secondigliano
And mo
Is Maria goodbye?
What is Maria doing?
Maria don't call me Maria
And mo
How is Mary?
Maria, who is there?
Yes, Maria still remembers me
Ye, ye
Yes, man
Chello ca you say
Ye, ye
'Na old story
Comme 'for life
Yes, man
Chello ca you say
Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche
Stories and prumesse
Who leaves and who stays
Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window
Ye, ye
Comme 'for life
Ye, ye
Never ferned
He will stay in America, he does not speak Italian
Maybe he's been under the subway
They will sing an American song
Or maybe they are singing "'O sole mio" in Secondigliano
And mo
Is Maria goodbye?
What is Maria doing?
Maria don't call me Maria
And mo
How is Mary?
Maria, who is there?
Yes, Maria still remembers me
Yes, man
Chello ca you say
Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche
Stories and prumesse
Who leaves and who stays
Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window
Ye, ye
'Na old story
Comme 'for life
Ye, ye
'na old story
Never ferned