Paroles et traduction Ernesto de Curtis, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna & Giancarlo Chiaramello - Voce 'e notte

Voce 'e notte

Si 'sta voce te scéta 'int' 'a nuttata
Mentre t'astrigne 'o sposo tujo vicino
Statte scetata, si vuó' stá scetata
Ma fa' vedé ca duorme a suonno chino

Nun ghí vicino ê llastre pe' fá 'a spia
Pecché nun puó' sbagliá 'sta voce è 'a mia
E' 'a stessa voce 'e quanno tutt'e duje
Scurnuse, nce parlávamo cu 'o "vvuje"

Si 'sta voce te canta dint"o core
Chello ca nun te cerco e nun te dico
Tutt"o turmiento 'e nu luntano ammore
Tutto ll'ammore 'e nu turmiento antico

Si te vène na smania 'e vulé bene
Na smania 'e vase córrere p' 'e vvéne
Nu fuoco che t'abbrucia comm'a che
Vásate a chillo, che te 'mporta 'e me?

Si 'sta voce, che chiagne 'int' 'a nuttata
Te sceta 'o sposo, nun avé paura
Vide ch'è senza nomme 'a serenata
Dille ca dorme e che se rassicura

Dille accussí: "Chi canta 'int'a 'sta via
O sarrá pazzo o more 'e gelusia
Starrá chiagnenno quacche 'nfamitá
Canta isso sulo ma che canta a fá"

Voice of the Night

If this voice awakens you in the night
While your husband holds you close
Stay awake, if you want to be awake
But pretend to be sound asleep

Don't go to the window to peek out
Because you cannot mistake this voice, it is mine
It is the same voice that when we were both
Alone, we spoke to each other with 'the familiar you'

If this voice sings to you in your heart
What I don't ask of you and don't tell you
All the torment of a distant love
All the love of an ancient torment

If a desire comes over you to love
A desire to run to him and kiss him
A fire that burns you like that
Kiss him, what do you care about me?

If this voice, which cries in the night
Awakens your husband, do not be afraid
See that the serenade is nameless
Tell him he is sleeping and that he can rest assured

Tell him like this: "He who sings in this street
Either he is crazy or he is dying of jealousy
He must be weeping some vileness
Let him sing alone, but why does he sing?"