Paroles et traduction Renato Carosone - Tu vo'fa'l'Americano

Tu vo'fa'l'Americano

Puorte ′e cazune cu nu stemma arreto
Na cuppulella cu 'a visiera aizata
Passa scampanianno pe′ Tuleto
Comm'a nuguappo, pe' se fa′ guarda′

Tu vuo' fa′ ll'americano
Mericano, mericano
Sient′a mme chi t' ′o ffa fa'?
Tu vuoi vivere alla moda
Ma se bevi "whisky and soda"
Po' te siente ′e disturba′

Tu abball' o′ rocchenroll
Tu giochi a baisiboll
Ma e solde p' e′ Ccamel
Chi te li da
La borsetta di mamma'

Tu vuo′ fa' ll'americano
Mericano, mericano
Ma si′ nato in Italy
Sient′ a mme, nun ce sta niente 'a fa′
Ok, napulitan

Tu vuo' fa′ ll'american
Tu vuo′ fa' ll'american

Come te po′ capi′ chi te vo' bbene
Si tu lle parle miezo americano?
Quanno se fa ll′ammore sott' ′a luna
Comme te vene 'ncapa ′e di' "I love you"?

Tu vuo' fa′ ll′americano
Mericano, mericano
Sient'a mme chi t′ 'o ffa fa′?
Tu vuoi vivere alla moda
Ma se bevi "whisky and soda"
Po' te siente ′e disturba'

Tu abball' o′ rocchenroll
Tu giochi a baisiboll
Ma e solde p′ e' Ccamel
Chi te li da
La borsetta di mamma′

Tu vuo' fa′ ll'americano
Mericano, mericano
Ma si′ nato in Italy
Sient' a mme, nun ce sta niente 'a fa′
Ok, napulitan

Tu vuo′ fa' ll′american
Tu vuo' fa′ ll'american

Tu vuo′ fa' ll'americano
Mericano, mericano
Ma si′ nato in Italy
Sient′ a mme, nun ce sta niente 'a fa′
Ok, napulitan

Tu vuo' fa′ ll'american
Tu vuo′ fa' ll'american

Whisky and soda e rocchenroll
Whisky and soda e rocchenroll
Whisky and soda e rocchenroll

You Want to Be American

You wear trousers with a stitched-on crest
And a little cap with a visor pulled up
You walk around Toulon like a Neapolitan
Like a handsome guy trying to get noticed

You want to act like an American
American, American
Listen to me, who's making you do this?
You want to live in style
But if you drink "whisky and soda"
You're going to feel sick

You dance rock and roll
You play baseball
But who gives you the money for your
Cigarettes?
Your mother

You want to act like an American
American, American
But you were born in Italy
Listen to me, there's nothing you can do
Okay, Neapolitan

You want to act like an American
You want to act like an American

How can you understand someone who loves you
If you speak to them in broken American?
When you're making love under the moon
How can you bring yourself to say "I love you"?

You want to act like an American
American, American
Listen to me, who's making you do this?
You want to live in style
But if you drink "whisky and soda"
You're going to feel sick

You dance rock and roll
You play baseball
But who gives you the money for your
Cigarettes?
Your mother

You want to act like an American
American, American
But you were born in Italy
Listen to me, there's nothing you can do
Okay, Neapolitan

You want to act like an American
You want to act like an American

You want to act like an American
American, American
But you were born in Italy
Listen to me, there's nothing you can do
Okay, Neapolitan

You want to act like an American
You want to act like an American

Whisky and soda and rock and roll
Whisky and soda and rock and roll
Whisky and soda and rock and roll