Lyrics and translation Gigi D'Alessio feat. Lucio Dalla, Sal da Vinci & Gigi Finizio - Napule

Napule

Chillu jorno nu rré e na reggina
Partettene a fore venettene ccà
Fuie na festa e pe for'e balcone
Nu sacco e bandiere pe tutt'a città
Masaniello purtaie nu babà
Ma a riggina vuleve mangià
Fuje accussì ca cu ll'acqu'e a farina
Nu bellu guaglione a facette ncantà
Po guardaie da bandiera e culure
Pensaie nu numento dicette Maistà
Mo ce metto ddoje pummerulelle
Cu sta muzzarella e na fronna d'està
Po nu furno vulett'appiccià
Dduie minut'e va faccio assaggià
Chella pizz'a nventaje pe'a reggina
Perciò Margherita l'avetta chiammà
Napule
T'o raccontano Napule
Nfaccia e mure de viche
Può lleggere a storia e sta bella città
Napule
T'o raccontano a Napule
Nfaccia e mure de viche
Può lleggere a storia è sta bella città
Gennarino a Pozzuoli cresceva
Parlava ca ggente sultanto e Gesù
Ma c'è steve chi nun c'è credeva
E nu juorno e settembre o vulette affruntà
Contr'o diavolo niente può ffà
Ma sapeva ca Dio steve llà
E accussì m'paraviso sagliette e o Vesuvio
Che mmane sapette fermà
C'era un principe senza casato
Che aveva cambiato la sua identità
Diventato un attore importante
Pe' tutta sta gente era il grande Totò
E cuntento morì in povertà
P'ajutà tanta gent'a campà
Chillu principe ricco ind'o core
Ma quant'allegria c'ha saputo purtà
Napule
T'o raccontano a Napule
Nfaccia e mure de viche
Può lleggere a storia è sta bella città
Una notte ero in barca a Surriento
In un mare elegante vestito di blu
Sotto un cielo pezzato di stelle
Da un vecchio terrazzo qualcuno cantò
Una voce cantava per me
Non vedevo nessuno perché
Era il canto del grande Caruso
Che il mare l'aveva tenuto per sè
E accussì te mettist'a sunà
Ddoje parole sapiste 'nventà
Sta canzone ca e scritt'a Surriento
Oramai tutt'o munno t'ha sap cantà
Napule
T'o raccontano a Napule
Nfaccia e mure de viche
Può lleggere a storia è sta bella città
Napule
T'o raccontano a Napule
Nfaccia e mure de viche
Può lleggere a storia è sta bella città
Napule
T'o raccontano a Napule
Nfaccia e mure de viche
Può lleggere a storia è sta bella città

Naples

One day, a king and queen
Came from far away to visit here
It was a party, and from the balcony
Many flags were waving all over the city
Masaniello brought a baba cake
But the queen wanted something to eat
So it was that with water and flour
A handsome boy made her enchanted
Then he looked at the flag and its colors
He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty"
Now I'll add two tomatoes
With this mozzarella and a basil leaf
Then I'll light the oven
Two minutes and I'll let you taste it
That pizza was invented for the queen
That's why it was called Margherita
Naples
They tell you about Naples
On the walls of its alleys
You can read the history of this beautiful city
Naples
They tell you about Naples
On the walls of its alleys
You can read the history of this beautiful city
Gennarino grew up in Pozzuoli
He spoke only of people and Jesus
But there were those who didn't believe him
And one day in September they wanted to confront him
Against the devil, nothing can be done
But he knew that God was there
And so he climbed to paradise and Vesuvius,
Which he managed to stop
There was a prince with no surname
Who had changed his identity
He became an important actor
For all these people he was the great Totò
And he died happy in poverty
To help so many people to live
That rich prince, in his heart
But how much joy he was able to bring
Naples
They tell you about Naples
On the walls of its alleys
You can read the history of this beautiful city
One night I was on a boat in Sorrento
In an elegant sea dressed in blue
Under a sky speckled with stars
From an old terrace someone sang
A voice sang for me
I didn't see anyone because
It was the song of the great Caruso
That the sea had kept for itself
And so you started to play
You were able to invent two words
This song that was written in Sorrento
Now the whole world has sung it
Naples
They tell you about Naples
On the walls of its alleys
You can read the history of this beautiful city
Naples
They tell you about Naples
On the walls of its alleys
You can read the history of this beautiful city
Naples
They tell you about Naples
On the walls of its alleys
You can read the history of this beautiful city