Paroles et traduction Roberto Murolo - Reginella

Reginella

Te si' fatta 'na veste scullata
Nu cappiello cu 'e nastre e cu 'e rrose
Stive 'mmiezo a tre o quattro sciantose
E parlave francese è accussì
Fuje l'autriere ca t'aggio 'ncuntrata
Fuje l'autriere, a Tuleto, gnorsì

T'aggio vuluto bene a te
Tu m'è vuluto bene a me
Mo nun 'nce amammo cchiù
Ma 'e vvote tu
Distrattamente pienze a me

Reginè, quanno stive cu mmico
Non magnave ca pane e cerase
Nuie campavamo 'e vase, e che vase
Tu cantave e chiagnive pe' me
E 'o cardillo cantava cu ttico
"Reginella 'o vo' bene a 'stu rre"

T'aggio vuluto bene a te
Tu m'è vuluto bene a me
Mo nun 'nce amammo cchiù
Ma 'e vvote tu
Distrattamente parl a me

Oj cardillo, a chi aspiette stasera?
Nun 'o vide, aggio aperta 'a cajola
Reginella è vulata, e tu vola
Vola e canta, nun chiagnere ccà
T'he' 'à truva' 'na patrona sincera
Ca è cchiù degna 'e sentirte 'e cantà

Mo nun 'nce amammo cchiù
Ma 'e vvote tu
Distrattamente chiamm a me

Little Queen (Reginella)

You made yourself a low-cut dress
A hat with ribbons and roses
You were among three or four show-offs
And you spoke French, just like that
It was the day before yesterday that I met you
It was the day before yesterday, in Toledo, yes indeed

I loved you
You loved me
Now we don't love each other anymore
But sometimes you
Absentmindedly think of me

My Queen, when you were with me
We ate nothing but bread and cherries
We lived on kisses, and what kisses
You sang and cried for me
And the goldfinch sang with you
"Little Queen loves this king"

I loved you
You loved me
Now we don't love each other anymore
But sometimes you
Absentmindedly speak to me

Oh goldfinch, who are you waiting for tonight?
Don't you see, I've opened the cage
Little Queen has flown away, and you fly
Fly and sing, don't cry here
You have to find a sincere mistress
Who is more worthy of hearing you sing

Now we don't love each other anymore
But sometimes you
Absentmindedly call me