Lyrics and translation Gianni Fiorellino - Tre rose rosse

Tre rose rosse

Ij si 'o sapev staser ca t'era 'ncuntrá
Dicev a chell sto mal ma c'ascimm a fa
La scena magica, diventa un incubo
Tu stai assettata cu chill nu metro chiu la
Cu tanta posti ca stanno int a chesta cittá
Stu ristorante a Posillipo c nfamitá
Il vino è complice, aiuta a fingere
N'atu bicchier m serv p nun t guardá

Tre rose rosse accatt p' ce arregalá
'O ffaccio p' dispiett p t fa ngazza
Ma tu t' vas a chill p' m'accir'r
E rir e faccio fint' e nun vré
Ce piens si sapessr sta verità
'Ca dint sta n'ammor tutt p mitá
Nemmen tu si brav a t'annasconnr
Parl cu chill e stai guardanno a me
Si te n'asciss la' for cu a scus e fuma
Ca' stessa scus vness pe te salutá
Dentro quell'abito, tu sei bellissima
Si tu vuliss staser turnass cu te

Tre rose rosse accatt p' ce arregalá
'O ffaccio p' dispiett p t fa ngazza
Ma tu t' vas a chill p' m'accir'r
E rir e faccio fint' e nun vré
Ce piens si sapessr sta verità
'Ca dint sta n'ammor tutt p mitá
Nemmen tu si brav a t'annasconnr
Parl cu chill e stai guardanno a me
Noooo
L'ia frnì nun m'o fir e vré, no
N'atu vas e na spada p me
Cu sti man nun l'ia accarezzá
Stong quas p dicr a chill qual'é a verità
Ma guard a chell e t'aggia perdr

Sti rose rosse lassl nun te piglia
So e spin e na serata c'amma cancella
Me dic si cagnat rint a n'attim
Si t rispongo c'amma appicica
Si t rispongo c'amma appicica

Three Red Roses

I knew I would meet you tonight
I said to myself, I'm sick, but why go
The magical scene turns into a nightmare
You're sitting with him a few feet away
With so many places in this city
This restaurant in Posillipo is a disgrace
The wine is an accomplice, it helps me to pretend
I need another drink to avoid looking at you

I'm going to buy three red roses for us
I'm doing it out of spite, to make you angry
But you go to him to make me jealous
And you laugh and I pretend not to see
I wonder what it would be like if you knew the truth
That this pain is splitting our love in half
You're not so good at hiding it either
You talk to him but you keep looking at me
You get up to leave, with the excuse of going to smoke
But the real reason is to come and greet me
In that dress, you're beautiful
If you wanted, I would take you back with me tonight

I'm going to buy three red roses for us
I'm doing it out of spite, to make you angry
But you go to him to make me jealous
And you laugh and I pretend not to see
I wonder what it would be like if you knew the truth
That this pain is splitting our love in half
You're not so good at hiding it either
You talk to him but you keep looking at me
Noooo
It's over, I don't want to pretend anymore, no
Another kiss and it's a sword through my heart
I can't caress you with these hands
I'm almost tempted to tell him the truth
But I look at you and I would lose you

Leave those red roses, don't take them
They're the thorns of an evening that we should erase
Tell me if anything's changed since that moment
If I answer, we'll start arguing again
If I answer, we'll start arguing again