Simme 'e Napule paisà - Massimo Ranieri traduction en anglais

Simme 'e Napule paisà

Tarantella, facennoce 'e cunte,
Nun vale cchiù a niente
'O ppassato a penzá...
Quanno nun ce stanno 'e tramme,
Na carrozza è sempe pronta
N'ata a ll'angolo sta giá:
Caccia oje nénna 'o crespo giallo,
Miette 'a vesta cchiù carella,
(...cu na rosa 'int' 'e capille,
Saje che 'mmidia 'ncuoll' a me...)
Tarantella, facènnoce 'e cunte,
Nun vale cchiù a niente
"'o ppeccomme e 'o ppecché..."
Basta ca ce sta 'o sole,
Ca c'è rimasto 'o mare,
Na nénna a core a core,
Na canzone pe' cantá...
Chi ha avuto, ha avuto, ha avuto...
Chi ha dato, ha dato, ha dato...
Scurdámmoce 'o ppassato,
Simmo 'e Napule paisá!...
Tarantella, si 'o munno è na rota,
Pigliammo 'o minuto
Che sta pe' passá...
Quanno nun ce stanno 'e tramme,
Na carrozza è sempe pronta
N'ata a ll'angolo sta giá:
Io, nu poco fatto a vino,
Penzo ô mmale e penzo ô bbene...
Ma 'sta vocca curallina
Cerca 'a mia pe' me vasá!
Tarantella, facènnoce 'e cunte,
Nun vale cchiù a niente
Che sta pe' passá...
Basta ca ce sta 'o sole,
Ca c'è rimasto 'o mare,
Na nénna a core a core,
Na canzone pe' cantá...
Chi ha avuto, ha avuto, ha avuto...
Chi ha dato, ha dato, ha dato...
Scurdámmoce 'o ppassato,
Simmo 'e Napule paisá!...
Tarantella, 'o cucchiere è n'amico:
Nun 'ngarra cchiù 'o vico
Addó mm'ha da purtá...
Dice buono 'o mutto antico:
Ccá se scontano 'e peccate...
Ogge a te... dimane a me!
Quanno sta a Santa Lucia,
"Signurí', - nce dice a nuje -
Ccá nce steva 'a casa mia,
Só' rimasto surtant'i'..."
E chiagnenno, chiagnenno, s'avvía...
...ma po', 'a nustalgía,
Fa priesto a ferní...
Basta ca ce sta 'o sole,
Ca c'è rimasto 'o mare,
Na nénna a core a core,
Na canzone pe' cantá...
Chi ha avuto, ha avuto, ha avuto...
Chi ha dato, ha dato, ha dato...
Scurdámmoce 'o ppassato,
Simmo 'e Napule paisá!...
Basta ca ce sta 'o sole,
Ca c'è rimasto 'o mare,
Na nénna a core a core,
Na canzone pe' cantá...
Chi ha avuto, ha avuto, ha avuto...
Chi ha dato, ha dato, ha dato...
Scurdámmoce 'o ppassato,
Simmo 'e Napule paisá!...

Simme 'e Napule paisà

Tarantella, honey, while we're making up stories,
It doesn't make any sense anymore
To think about the past.
When there are no trams running,
A carriage is always ready,
Another one is already waiting around the corner:
Put on your yellow hairpiece today, my dear,
Wear the most beautiful dress you own,
(...with a rose in your hair,
You know how jealous it makes me...)
Tarantella, honey, while we're making up stories,
It doesn't make any sense anymore
"'o ppeccomme e 'o ppecché..."
As long as the sun is shining,
As long as the sea is still there,
A honey to love in your heart,
A song to sing...
He who has had, has had, has had...
He who has given, has given, has given...
Let's forget about the past,
We're people from Naples, paisá!...
Tarantella, if the world is a wheel,
Let's take the moment,
That's about to pass...
When there are no trams running,
A carriage is always ready,
Another one is already waiting around the corner:
I, a bit drunk,
I think about the bad and the good...
But this coral mouth
Seems to be looking for me to kiss!
Tarantella, honey, while we're making up stories,
It doesn't make any sense anymore
That's about to pass...
As long as the sun is shining,
As long as the sea is still there,
A honey to love in your heart,
A song to sing...
He who has had, has had, has had...
He who has given, has given, has given...
Let's forget about the past,
We're people from Naples, paisá!...
Tarantella, the coachman is a friend:
He'll no longer make the rounds
Where he has to take me...
The old saying goes well:
Here, sins are paid for...
Today it's you... tomorrow it's me!
When you're in Santa Lucia,
"Gentlemen, - he says to us -
Here used to be my home,
I'm the only one left over there..."
And crying, crying, he moves on...
...but then, nostalgia
Soon comes to an end...
As long as the sun is shining,
As long as the sea is still there,
A honey to love in your heart,
A song to sing...
He who has had, has had, has had...
He who has given, has given, has given...
Let's forget about the past,
We're people from Naples, paisá!...
As long as the sun is shining,
As long as the sea is still there,
A honey to love in your heart,
A song to sing...
He who has had, has had, has had...
He who has given, has given, has given...
Let's forget about the past,
We're people from Naples, paisá!...