Lyrics and translation Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare - Si te credisse

Si te credisse

Si te credisse dareme martiello
E c′haggia felatiello,
Ca faie la grande e me ne 'ncricche lu naso,
Va′ figlia mia ca marzo te n'ha raso.
Passaje lu tiempo ca Berta filava
E ca l'auciello arava,
E cchiù nun sento Ammore ca me chiamma,
Sculata è Patria mò nun c′è cchiù mamma.
Và c′hanno apierto ll'uocchie li gattille,
So′ scetate li grille,
Si nun ce sta speranza a sti bellizze
Và spiezzate lu pere quanno 'mpizze.
E haggio puosto la mola de lu sinno
Né cchù me movo a zinno,
E già cunosco da la fica l′aglio
A 'stu curtiello tuojo cchiù nun me taglio.

If You Believed Me

If you believed me, you'd give me a hammer
And I'd have a trusty little knife,
Because you're acting superior and turning up your nose,
Go on, my dear, because March has shaved you clean.
The time passed when Bertha spun
And when the bird plowed,
And I no longer hear Love calling me,
My homeland is desolate, now there is no more mother.
The kittens have opened their eyes,
The crickets are awake,
If there is no hope for these beauties,
Then break the pear when it's ripe.
And I have found the millstone of wisdom
Nor do I move at a whim,
And I already know the difference between a fig and garlic
I will no longer cut myself on your little knife.