Lyrics and translation Claudio Villa - Piccerella

Piccerella

L'ammore, sì signore, è 'na sciocchezza
È debolezza e non ci cascherò
Chi s'annammora perde l'allegrezza
E con certezza mai mi sposerò
Ma 'na matina a Napule, 'ncopp a 'na fenestella
Che zzucchero 'e cannella steva llà!

(Che ce steva 'ncopp a chella fenestella?)

Teneva 'na vucchella piccerella piccerella
Teneva 'nu nasillo piccirillo piccirillo
Teneva 'na faccella ca pareva 'nu bignè
Ed era tutta bella, bella, bella, bella, be'

Duje uocchie ca parlavano, ridevano, cantavano
Ma mentre me guardavano, lucevano, abbruciavano
E s'appicciaje 'stu core, 'stu ffuoco non vò passà
E manco ch' 'e pumpiere chistu core se stutarrà

Ah, ah, ah, i che m'ha fatto fà
Ah, ah, ah, i che m'ha fatto fà
E 'na vucchella piccerella
E 'nu nasillo piccirillo
'nu nasillo e 'na vucchella piccerella piccerè

E la vucchella subito si è arresa
Senza sorpresa presto mi baciò
'Nu spusalizio degno 'e 'na marchesa
Da Zi' Teresa poi si festeggiò
E che spaghetti a vongole, che pollo 'a cacciatora
La dolce mia signora manducò!

(Puverella, steva a dieta a signora vosta, eh?)

Teneva 'na vucchella piccerella piccerella
Teneva 'nu nasillo piccirillo piccirillo
Teneva 'na faccella ca pareva 'nu bignè
Ed era tutta bella, bella, bella, bella be'

Duje uocchie ca parlavano, ridevano, cantavano
Ma mentre me guardavano, lucevano, abbruciavano
E s'appicciaje 'stu core, 'stu ffuoco non vò passà
E manco ch' 'e pumpiere chistu core se stutarrà

Ah, ah, ah, i che m'ha fatto fà
Ah, ah, ah, i che m'ha fatto fà
E 'na vucchella piccerella
E 'nu nasillo piccirillo
'nu nasillo e 'na vucchella piccerella piccerè

Mo' dint' 'a casarella, c'appartiene tutta a me
Ce sta 'na sposa bella, bella, bella, bella be'
Ho tre gemelli piccoli ca parono tre angeli
'Stu terno ha 'sciuto a Napule, ca fatto 'sti miracoli
La colpa fu dell'ambo che quel giorno m'illuminò
Ma fino a quando campo io quell'ambo benedirò

Ah, ah, ah, i che m'ha fatto fà
Ah, ah, ah, i che m'ha fatto fà
E 'na vucchella piccerella
E 'nu nasillo piccirillo
'Nu nasillo e 'na vucchella piccerella piccerè!

Piccerella

Oh darling, my love, it's a silly thing
It's weakness, and I won't fall for it
Those who fall in love lose their joy
And I, for sure, will never marry
But one morning in Naples, on a windowsill
Oh baby, she was so sweet like cinnamon and sugar

(What was on that windowsill?)

She had a little mouth, tiny, tiny
She had a little nose, so small, so small
She had a little face like a pastry
And she was beautiful, my darling, beautiful

Two eyes that spoke, laughed, and sang
But as they looked at me, they sparkled, they burned
And this heart of mine caught fire, this flame won't go out
And not even the firefighters can put out this heart

Oh, oh, oh, what she's made me do
Oh, oh, oh, what she's made me do
And a little mouth, so tiny
And a tiny little nose
A tiny little nose and mouth

And that little mouth quickly gave in
Without surprise, she kissed me quickly
A wedding fit for a princess
At Zi' Teresa's, we celebrated
And oh, those spaghetti with clams, that cacciatore chicken
My sweet lady ate her fill!

(Poor girl, your lady was on a diet, eh?)

She had a little mouth, tiny, tiny
She had a little nose, so small, so small
She had a little face like a pastry
And she was beautiful, my darling, beautiful

Two eyes that spoke, laughed, and sang
But as they looked at me, they sparkled, they burned
And this heart of mine caught fire, this flame won't go out
And not even the firefighters can put out this heart

Oh, oh, oh, what she's made me do
Oh, oh, oh, what she's made me do
And a little mouth, so tiny
And a tiny little nose
A tiny little nose and mouth

Now in our little house that belongs only to me
There lives a beautiful wife, beautiful, my darling, beautiful
I have three little twins who look like three angels
This trio was born in Naples, which worked these miracles
It was the fault of the lottery that enlightened me that day
But for as long as I live, I will bless that lottery

Oh, oh, oh, what she's made me do
Oh, oh, oh, what she's made me do
And a little mouth, so tiny
And a tiny little nose
A tiny little nose and mouth!