Paroles et traduction Roberto Murolo - Simme 'e Napule paisà

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, stu munno è na rota
Chi saglie 'a sagliuta, chi sta pe' cadé
Dice buono 'o mutto antico
Ccá se scontano 'e peccate
Ogge a me dimane a te

Io, nu poco fatto a vino
Penzo ô mmale e penzo ô bbene
Ma 'sta vocca curallina
Cerca 'a mia pe' s"a vasá
Tarantella, si 'o munno è na rota
Pigliammo 'o minuto 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 cucchier è n'amico
Nun 'ngarra cchiù 'o vico addó mm'ha da purtá
Mo redenno e mo cantanno
S'è scurdato 'o coprifuoco
Vò' surtanto cammená

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

We're from Naples, friend

Tarantella, let's tell each other stories
It's no longer worth it to dwell on the past
When the trams aren't running
A carriage is always waiting
Another one around the corner

Darling, take off that yellow mourning veil
Put on your nicest dress
With a rose in your hair
You know how jealous it makes me
Tarantella, let's tell each other stories
It's no longer worth it to dwell on the "whys" and "wherefores"

As long as we have the sun
As long as the sea is still there
A darling by our side
A song to sing
What's been had, has been had, it's over
What's been given, has been given, that's done
Let's forget the past
We're from Naples, friend

Tarantella, this world is a wheel
Some go up the hill, some are about to fall
The old saying is true
That's where sins are punished
Today it's me, tomorrow it's you

I've had a little to drink
I think about the bad times and the good
But this coral mouth
Is looking for mine to kiss it
Tarantella, if the world is a wheel
Let's take the minute that's about to pass

As long as we have the sun
As long as the sea is still there
A darling by our side
A song to sing
What's been had, has been had, it's over
What's been given, has been given, that's done
Let's forget the past
We're from Naples, friend

Tarantella, the coachman is a friend
No longer matters where I'm going
Now laughing and joking
The curfew is forgotten
I just want to walk

When I get to Santa Lucia
"Gentlemen," I tell them
My house used to be here
All that's left is the doorway
And crying, crying, I start on my way
But then nostalgia soon passes away

As long as we have the sun
As long as the sea is still there
A darling by our side
A song to sing
What's been had, has been had, it's over
What's been given, has been given, that's done
Let's forget the past
We're from Naples, friend