Lyrics and translation Renato Carosone - Giuvanne cu' 'a chitarra - Remastered

Giuvanne cu' 'a chitarra - Remastered

′A sera, 'ncoppe viche
Cu ′a chitarra, scenne pe' Tulèto
Tene 'a cravatta gialla
E na giacchetta cu ′a spaccata arreto

′E scarpe a varchetella
E nu cazone fatto a zompafuosso
E chi s'avota ′a ccá
E chi s'avota ′a llá
Guardánnolo 'e passá

′O chiámmano Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra
Pecché sape cantá tutte ccanzone
È stato 'nnammurato ′e na figliola
Ca ll′ha lassato miezo scumbinato

E porta 'e sserenate a ′e 'nnammurate
Pe′ ciento lire canta "Anema e core"
Pe' cincuciento fa ll′americano
S'arrangia a 'mpapucchiá "Johnny Guitar"
′O chiámmano Giuvanne cu ′a chitarra
Pecché sape cantá tutte ccanzone

Na sera fuje chiammato
Pe' na festa, sott′a nu balcone
O vico Scassacocchi
Primo piano, 'ncopp′a nu lampione

'A mana lle tremmaje
′Sta serenata jéva a Margarita
Cu 'sta chitarra ccá
Tu mo' che cante a fá
Pe′ chi se vò′ spassá?

'O chiámmano Giuvanne cu ′a chitarra
Pecché sape cantá tutte ccanzone
(Zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun)

È stato 'nnammurato ′e na figliola
(Zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun)
Ca ll'ha lassato miezo scumbinato
(Zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun)

E canta "Anema e core"
E canta "O quart′i luna"
"'Na voce e 'na chitarra", "Malafemmena" e "Zazà"
E doppo ciucciariell′
Te fa scapricciatiell′
"Statte vicin'a me, maruzzella, maruzzè"

′O chiámmano Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra
Pecché sape cantá tutte ccanzone

Giuvanne cu' 'a chitarra - Remastered

In the evening, on the streets
With a guitar, he descends to Tulèto
He has a yellow tie
And a jacket with a back slit

Boat-like shoes
And a song made up in a patchwork style
And those who turn their heads this way
And those who turn their heads that way
Watching him pass by

They call him Giuvanne with the guitar
Because he knows how to sing all the songs
He was in love with a girl
Who left him half broken

And he brings serenades to the lovers
For a hundred lira, he sings "Anema e core"
For five hundred, he plays the American
He manages to strum "Johnny Guitar"
They call him Giuvanne with the guitar
Because he knows how to sing all the songs

One evening he was called
For a party, beneath a balcony
In Scassacocchi Alley
First floor, on top of a lamppost

His hand trembled
This serenade was for Margarita
With this guitar here
You now what you're singing for
For whom do you want to have fun?

They call him Giuvanne with the guitar
Because he knows how to sing all the songs
(Zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun)

He was in love with a girl
(Zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun)
Who left him half broken
(Zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun, zun-zun-zun)

And he sings "Anema e core"
And he sings "O quart′i luna"
"'Na voce e 'na chitarra", "Malafemmena" and "Zazà"
And after that, some love songs
He makes you feel good
"Stay close to me, my little sailor, my little sailor"

They call him Giuvanne with the guitar
Because he knows how to sing all the songs