Paroles et traduction Domenico Modugno - 'O café

'O café

O ccafe'
'O llatte e' bbuono
E 'a ciucculata e' ddoce
Eppure 'a cammumilla bbene fa
Rinfresca ll'orzo e 'o vino fa felice
E sulo ll'acqua 'a sete fa passa'
Ma 'nu milione 'e ggente
'E Napule comm'a mme
Nun vonno sape' niente
E campano...
Co ccafe'...
Ah! che bello 'o ccafe'!
Sulo a Napule 'o ssanno fa'
E nisciuno se spiega pecche'
E' 'na vera specialita' ah
Ah! c'a ddore 'e ccafe'
Ca se sente pe' 'sta citta'
E 'o nervuso nervuso comm'e'
Ogni tanto so vva a piglia'
Comme nasce tu siente 'o bebbe'
Ca dice: "Ngue ngue'
'Nu poco 'e ccafe'!"
E ll'Inglese se scorda do the'
Si vene a sape'
N'espresso che d'e'
Ah! che bello 'o ccafe'!
Sulo a Napule 'o ssanno fa'
E accussi' s'e' spiegato ppecche'
Ca pe' tutta jurnata
Na tazza po' n'ata
S'accatta se scarfa e
Se veve 'o ccafe'
Pe' vevere 'o ccafe'
Se trova 'a scusa:
Io ll'offro a 'n'ato
E 'n'ato ll'offre a me...
Nisciuno dice "no"
Pecche' e' n'offesa:
So' gia' sei tazze
E so'nghe appena 'e ttre...
Ma mentre faccio 'o cunto
N'amico mme chiamma: "Gue'
E fermate nu mumento e
Vevimmoce nu... cafe'!"...
Ah! che bello 'o ccafe'!
Sulo a Napule 'o ssanno fa'
E accussi' s'e' spiegato ppecche'
E' 'na vera specialita' ah
Ah! c'a ddore 'e ccafe'
Ca se sente pe' 'sta citta'
E 'o nervuso nervuso comm'e'
Ogni tanto so vva a piglia'
Comme nasce tu siente 'o bebbe'
Ca dice: "Ngue' ngue'
'Nu poco 'e ccafe'!"
E ll'Inglese se scorda do the'
Si vene a sape'
N'espresso che d'e'
Ah! che bello 'o ccafe'!
Sulo a Napule 'o ssanno fa'
E accussi' s'e' spiegato ppecche'
Ca pe' tutta jurnata
Na tazza po' n'ata
S'accatta se scarfa e
Se veve 'o ccafe'...
Che bello...
'O ccafe' eh

O cafe'

O coffee
The milk is delicious
And the chocolate is sweet
But chamomile tea is good for you
Barley is refreshing and wine makes you happy
And only water quenches your thirst
But a million people
In Naples like me
Don't want to know anything else
And they live...
With coffee...
Ah! How lovely coffee is!
Only in Naples do they know how to make it
And no one can explain why
It's a true specialty, ah
Ah! The scent of coffee
That can be felt throughout this city
And the nervous, nervous ones
Every now and then they go to get some
As soon as you're born, you hear the drink
That says: "Ngue ngue'
A little coffee!"
And the Englishman forgets about tea
If he comes to know
An espresso that's true
Ah! How lovely coffee is!
Only in Naples do they know how to make it
And so it's been explained why
Because all day long
One cup after another
Is bought, drunk
And coffee is drunk
To drink coffee
You find an excuse:
I'll offer it to someone else
And someone else offers it to me...
No one says "no"
Because it's an offense:
It's already six cups
And it's just after three...
But while I'm counting
A friend calls me: "Hey
And wait a second and
Let's drink a... coffee!"...
Ah! How lovely coffee is!
Only in Naples do they know how to make it
And so it's been explained why
It's a true specialty, ah
Ah! The scent of coffee
That can be felt throughout this city
And the nervous, nervous ones
Every now and then they go to get some
As soon as you're born, you hear the drink
That says: "Ngue ngue'
A little coffee!"
And the Englishman forgets about tea
If he comes to know
An espresso that's true
Ah! How lovely coffee is!
Only in Naples do they know how to make it
And so it's been explained why
Because all day long
One cup after another
Is bought, drunk
And coffee is drunk...
How lovely...
Coffee, huh