Lyrics and translation Sergio Bruni - Scalinatella

Scalinatella

Scalinatèlla
Longa longa
Longa longa
Strettulélla strettulélla
Addó sta chella
'Nnammuratèlla?
Nun spónta ancora
Zuc zuc
Zuc zuc
Zucculillo zucculillo
Pe' 'sta viarèlla
Scarrupatèlla
Addó mme ne vogl'í, t"o ddico, e crídeme
Addó se ne pò ghí chi è stanco 'e chiágnere?
Scalinatèlla
Saglie 'ncielo
O scinne a mare
Cercammélla
Trovammélla
Pòrtame a chella
Sciaguratèlla
Chella s'è 'nnammurata 'e nu pittore
Ca pitta Capre e parla furastiero
E i' porto 'mpiétto nu dulore 'e core
E sento che mm'accide stu penziero
Scalinatèlla
Longa longa
Longa longa
Strettulélla
Strettulélla
Addó sta chella
'Nnammuratèlla?
Nun spónta ancora
Zuc zuc
Zuc zuc
Zucculillo
Zucculillo
Pe' 'sta viarèlla
Scarrupatèlla

Scalinatèlla
Saglie 'ncielo
O scinne a mare
Cercammélla
Trovammélla
Pòrtame a chella
Sciaguratèlla
A ghiuorne, a ghiuorne parte nu vapore
A ghiuorne, 'ammore mio, se vótta a mare

Little Stairway

Little stairway,
Long, long,
Long, long,
Narrow, narrow,
Where is that
Little lover?
She doesn't appear yet.
Knock, knock,
Knock, knock,
Little knock, little knock,
Along this little lane,
Rough and steep,
Where I want to go, I tell you, and believe me,
Where can one go who's tired of crying?
Little stairway,
Climb to the sky
Or descend to the sea,
Look for her,
Find her,
Take me to that
Wretched little girl.
She fell in love with a painter
Who paints goats and speaks a foreign tongue.
And I carry in my chest a heartache
And I feel this thought is killing me.
Little stairway,
Long, long,
Long, long,
Narrow,
Narrow,
Where is that
Little lover?
She doesn't appear yet.
Knock, knock,
Knock, knock,
Little knock,
Little knock,
Along this little lane,
Rough and steep.

Little stairway,
Climb to the sky
Or descend to the sea,
Look for her,
Find her,
Take me to that
Wretched little girl.
Day by day a ship departs,
Day by day, my love, it turns to the sea.