Lyrics and translation Agricantus - Ciavula

Ciavula

(Crispi - Acquaviva)

I cosi ca mi retti lu to amuri
Traseru 'nfunnu o cori
E si vaju pi pinsari a tia
U sangu m'acchiana.

Vaju giranno sulu 'ntunnu 'ntunnu
E i to manu vaju circannu
Ri quannu u tempu s'inchiuvò pi tia
E s'arrubbò u to ciatu.

Ti vaju circannu rispiratu e nun ci si
Ri da vota ca pi nuautri u tempu si stagghiò
Talìu mennuli ciuruti e mari funnuti
Viju a to facci tunna tunna e l'occhi to.

Ciavula, ciavula...
Ciavula, ciavula...
Arré cu mia si ccà.

Taliu d'aceddu ca s'ammisca o celu
E arricanusci a tia
Alma ca vola menzu u ventu.

Ammucciannuti rarreri
A na chiuviddicata
Unni c'è u suli ca m'arriquaria u cori.

Ora c'addivintasti ciavula
Vola leggia leggia 'ncapu o ventu
E no stramentri m'addummisciu lentu lentu
Pi 'nsunnarimi ca volu cu tia, volu.

Ciavula, ciavula...
Ciavula, ciavula...
Arré cu mia si ccà
Ciavula, ciavula...
Ciavula, ciavula...
Arré cu mia si ccà.

The Devil

(Crispi - Acquaviva)

So that you can hold on to my love
I have hidden it deep in my heart
And if I go to think about you
My blood boils.

I wander around lost and alone
And I go looking for your hands
But when the time came for me
It stole your breath away.

I go looking for you with bated breath but you're not there
But from the moment our time stopped
I see almond blossoms and sunken seas
I see your round face and your eyes.

The Devil, the Devil...
The Devil, the Devil...
Come back to me, you're here.

I glance up at the bird that mixes with the sky
And I recognize you
Soul that flies among the wind.

Hidden away behind
A downpour
Where there's sun to warm my heart.

Now that you have become the devil
You fly lightly on the wind
And as I slowly drift away to sleep
I dream that I'm flying with you, I do.

The Devil, the Devil...
The Devil, the Devil...
Come back to me, you're here
The Devil, the Devil...
The Devil, the Devil...
Come back to me, you're here.