Paroles et traduction Franco Califano - Reginella

Reginella

Te si′ fatta 'na vesta scullata
Nu cappiello cu ′e nastre e cu 'e rrose,
Stive miezo a tre o quatte sciantose,
E parlave francese; e' accussi′?
Fuie l′atriere ca taggio 'ncuntrata?
Fuie l′atriere, a tuleto, gnorsi'.

T′aggio vuluto bene a tte!
Tu m'e′ vuluto bene a me!
Mo nun nce amammo cchiu',
Ma a 'e vvote tu,
Distrattamente,
Pienze ′a me!...

Regine′, quanno stive cu mmico,
Nun magnave ca pane e cerase,
Nuie campavamo 'e vase, e che vvase
Tu cantave e chiagnive pe′ me...
E 'o cardillo cantava cu ttico:
"Reginella ′o vo' bene a ′stu' re"

T'aggio vuluto bene a tte!
Tu m′e′ vuluto bene a me!
Mo nun nce amammo cchiu',
Ma a ′e vvote tu,
Distrattamente,
Parle 'e me!...

Oi cardillo, a chi aspiette stasera?
Nun ′o vide, aggio aperta 'a caiola,
Reginella e′ vulata, e tu vola
Vola e canta, nun chiagnere cca'
T'e′ ′a truva 'na patrona sincera,
Ca e′ cchiu' degna ′e sentirte 'e canta

T′aggio vuluto bene a tte!
Tu m'e' vuluto bene a me!
Mo nun nce amammo cchiu′,
Ma a ′e vvote tu,
Distrattamente,
Chiamme a me!...

Reginella

You made yourself a low-necked dress
A hat with ribbons and roses,
You stood among three or four gossips,
And spoke in French; is that so?
Was it yesterday that I met you?
It was yesterday, at dusk, my lady.

I loved you!
You loved me!
Now we don't love each other anymore,
But sometimes you,
Absent-minded,
Think of me!...

Reginella, when you were with me,
You ate nothing but bread and cherries,
We lived on kisses, and such kisses
You sang and cried for me...
And the goldfinch sang with you:
"Reginella loves this king"

I loved you!
You loved me!
Now we don't love each other anymore,
But sometimes you,
Absent-minded,
Speak of me!...

Oh goldfinch, who are you waiting for tonight?
You don't see it, I opened the cage,
Reginella has flown, and you fly
Fly and sing, don't cry here'
You will find a sincere patron,
Who is more worthy to hear you sing

I loved you!
You loved me!
Now we don't love each other anymore,
But sometimes you,
Absent-minded,
Call me!...