Paroles et traduction Renato Carosone - Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra

Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra

′A sera, 'ncoppe viche,
Cu ′a chitarra, scenne pe' Tulèto...
Tene 'a cravatta gialla
E na giacchetta cu ′a spaccata arreto...
′E scarpe a varchetella
E nu cazone fatto a zompafuosso...
E chi s'avota ′a ccá...
E chi s'avota ′a llá...
Guardánnolo 'e passá...

′O chiámmano Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra...
Pecché sape cantá tutte ccanzone.
E' stato ′nnammurato ′e na figliola
Che ll'ha lassato miezo scumbinato...
E porta ′e sserenate a 'e ′nnammurate:
Pe' ciento lire canta "Anema e core",
Pe′ cincuciento fa ll'americano:
S'arrangia a ′mpapucchiá "Johnny Guitar"...
′O chiámmano Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra...
E pare ′o pazzariello de ccanzone!

Na sera fuje chiammato,
Pe' na festa, sott′a nu balcone
ô vico Scassacocchi...
Primmo piano, 'ncopp′a nu lampione:
'A mana lle tremmaje
'Sta serenata jéva a Margarita...
Cu ′sta chitarra ccá,
Tu mo che cante a fá?
Pe′ chi se vò' spassá?

′O chiámmano Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra...
Pecché sape cantá tutte ccanzone.
′A cumitiva allèra e ll'emozione
′O fa cantá, chiagnenno, "Core 'ngrato"...
Pe' chistu pretendente ammartenato
Mo cade nu biglietto appassiunato...
E s′arricorda, quanno da ′o balcone,
Cadevano cucozze e 'nfamitá...
E canta po′ Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra
Cu ′a vocca amara e cu na funa 'nganna...

Na sera pe′ Tuleto
N'ombra scura saglie 'a coppe viche...
Giuvá′ che ce vuó′ fá?
'A vita è chesta ccá:
Cucozze e ′nfamitá!

Giuvanne cu 'a chitarra

In the evening, on the streets,
With his guitar, he walks down Tulèto...
He wears a yellow tie
And a jacket with a split in the back...
His shoes are like gondolas
And he sings a song that makes you jump...
And who turns around here...
And who turns around there...
Watching him pass...

They call him Giuvanne with the guitar...
Because he knows how to sing all the songs.
He was in love with a girl
Who left him half-crazy...
And he brings serenades to the lovers:
For a hundred lire, he sings "Anema e core",
For five hundred, he acts like an American:
He manages to mash up "Johnny Guitar"...
They call him Giuvanne with the guitar...
And he seems like the street seller of songs!

One evening, he was called
For a party, under a balcony,
in the alley of Scassacocchi...
First floor, next to a lamppost:
His hands were shaking,
This serenade was for Margarita...
With this guitar, my dear,
Why do you want me to sing?
For whom do you want to have fun?

They call him Giuvanne with the guitar...
Because he knows how to sing all the songs.
The merry group and the emotion
Make him sing, crying, "Core 'ngrato"...
For this disappointed lover,
Now a passionate note falls...
And he remembers, when from the balcony,
Pumpkins and infamy were falling...
And Giuvanne with the guitar sings,
With a bitter mouth and a deceptive smile...

One evening on Tuleto
A dark shadow climbs up the alley...
Giuvá, what do you want to do?
This is life:
Pumpkins and infamy!