Lyrics and translation Mario Incudine - Escusè Muà Pur Mon Franzè

Escusè Muà Pur Mon Franzè

Ma sher luise
Escusé muà pur mon franzé
Ccà sta cchiuvennu
E quannu chiovi 'n Sicilia
Pare 'a fini d'o munnu
Le jeour de mon depart
Tuttu lu cielu si scumminau
L'oggi muriu, e i me cumpagni
Si li purtau
Escusé muà
Je sui partì, senza n'salutu
Ma lu duluri, mi fici mutu
Je me rappelle
U gridu d'a terra a Marcinelle
U nostru sangu nun ci abbastava
Vuleva l'ossa
Si fici fossa, ma sher Luise, si fici fossa
Ppi chista ggenti, di st' emigranti
Nun resta nenti,
Un resta nenti
Sulu li lacrimi di 'sti 'nnuccenti
Chiamanu patri, ma nuddu li senti
Escusé muà,
Mi nni scappai ppi lu gran scantu
E la virgogna ca di triccentu
Diu mi salvau.
Iu ti lassai
Unica rosa intra 'u carbuni
Unicu beni intra lu mali
Unica cosa di ricurdari.
Ma sher Luise
Escusez moi, iu restu ccà
Ccu la me genti fazzu la fami
Ma ccu dignità
Tu si l'amuri,
L'amur tugiùr.
Escusé muà
Pur mon franzé.

Excuse Me, My Dear French

My dear Louise
Excuse me, my dear French
It's raining here
And when it rains in Sicily
It feels like the end of the world
The day of my departure
The whole sky turned upside down
Today died, and my companions
It took them away
Excuse me
I left, without a goodbye
But the pain made me speechless
I remember
The cry of the earth at Marcinelle
Our blood wasn't enough
It wanted bones
It made a grave, but dear Louise, it made a grave
For these people, these emigrants
There's nothing left,
Nothing left
Only the tears of these innocents
They call for their father, but no one hears them
Excuse me,
I ran away because of the great fear
And the shame that from three hundred
God saved me.
I left you
A single rose in the coal
A single good in the evil
The only thing to remember.
But dear Louise
Excuse me, I'm staying here
With my people, I'm fighting hunger
But with dignity
You are love,
Love forever.
Excuse me
My dear French.