Canzone di Razzullo - Peppe Barra traduction en anglais

Canzone di Razzullo

Quann'io nascette ninno 'a cuorpo a mamma
A Napule nascette muorto 'e famma
A Napule nascette muorto 'e famma
E muorto 'e famma nun appena nato
Mammella mia dicette:"E' nato un'altro sventurato"
Mammella mia dicette:"E' nato un'altro sventurato"
E arravugliato rint'a 'na mappina me 'nfasciaje
E dint'a nu spurtone 'sta nuvena me cantaie
Nuvena, nuvena, mammella era prena
Appriesso a 'nu figlio già n'ato ne vene
Facette 'o primmo e nascette cecato
Mò cerc"a lemmosena pe"mmiez"e strate
Facette 'o sicondo chiammato Pascale
Ca sta carcerato a Puceriale
E aroppo 'o cchiù bello 'o chiammaie Gennaro
C"abbascio 'a Duchesca mò fa 'o ricuttaro
E mò pe' cumpleto, sgravannose 'e chisto
Ha fatto un'altro povero Cristo
Chiagnenno appena nato int'a 'stu lietto
Cercaie da mammélla 'a zizza 'mpietto
Cercaie da mammélla 'a zizza 'mpietto
Ma zuca che te zuca 'stu nennillo che te pesca?
Da chella zizza 'o latte era comma ll'acqua fresca!
Da chella zizza 'o latte era comma ll'acqua fresca!
Cchiù zuca ca te zuca e chillu pietto cchiù s'arrogna
Zucanno me 'mparaie a sunare la zampogna
Nuvena, nuvena, Natale mò vene
Ma cu 'sta nuvena cchiù famme me vene
Verenn"o magna' pe' chi tene 'e quattrine
Verennolo sulo adderet"e vvetrine
E allora me cocco cu tutt"e calzine
E 'a notte me sonno ca nasce un bambino
Che nasce 'e rimpetto a 'na bella cantina
Cu addore 'e suffritto, cu tre litr"e vino
N'appesa 'e sacicce, nu bellu capone
Anguille ammescate cu lu capitone
Castagne r"o prevete, noce e nucelle
'Nzalata 'e rinforzo cu lu susamiello
Ma senza renare
'A nott"e Natale
Me fummo 'na pippa
E me vaco a cuccà...

Razzullo's Song

When I was born, my body to my mother's
In Naples I was born dead of hunger
In Naples I was born dead of hunger
And dead of hunger as soon as I was born
My mother said, "Another unfortunate is born."
My mother said, "Another unfortunate is born."
And wrapped up in a blanket, she swaddled me
And in a basket this novena she sang to me
Novena, novena, my mother was pregnant
After one son, another one comes
He made the first one and he was born blind
Now he's begging for alms in the streets
He made the second one, called Pasquale
Who is imprisoned in Puceriale
Then the most beautiful one, he called Gennaro
Who sells ricotta under the Duchesca
And now to complete, getting rid of this one
He's made another poor Christ
Crying as soon as he was born in this bed
He looked for his mother's breast
He looked for his mother's breast
But suck and suck as you may, this baby sucks and sucks
From that breast the milk was like cold water
From that breast the milk was like cold water
The more you suck, the flatter that breast becomes
Sucking, I learned to play the bagpipes
Novena, novena, Christmas is coming
But with this novena, I get hungrier
Watching those who have money eat
Watching them only through the windows
And then I warm myself with all my socks
And at night I dream that a child is born
Who is born in front of a beautiful tavern
With the smell of fried food, with three liters of wine
Hanging sausages, a beautiful capon
Eels mixed with the big fish
Chestnuts from the priest, walnuts, and hazelnuts
A reinforcing salad with sesame rings
But without a king
On Christmas night
I'll smoke a pipe
And I'll go to bed...