Текст и перевод песни Franco Ricciardi - Caro papà

Caro papà

E vote comme amara 'a realtà
M'appengo a 'na speranza cà nun arriva maje
A quando me lassato, mai 'na notte me venute a salutà
Sule 'e ricordi me parlano 'e te
Dint'e vestite te vengo a cercà, ma nun te trovo
Tu nun ce staje

Il primo passo insieme io cammenavo cu tte vicino
Cantave 'na canzona ire orgoglioso ma nun parlave
Ra rena m'alluccave si qualche guaio te cumbinave
A sera

M'arritiravo tarde, tra veglia e suonn tu m'aspettave
Fra mille sigarette t'appriparave n'ata scenata
La mia prima ragazza che desiderio di dirlo a lui
Che scuorno!

Mo ca vulesse ridere
Mo cà vulesse chiagnere, me manche
Me manca nu cunsiglio e nu cumpagno
Comme vulesse a te, caro papà
Ma nun me siente
Tu nun ce staje

Mo ca putesse ridere
Mo ca putesse chiagnere, ce manche
Ce manche dint'e note e stà canzone
Cà sto cantando a te, caro papà
Ma nun me siente
Tu nun ce staje

Mo cà so cchiù crisciuto nun saglio e scale currenno a sera
'Na casa vicchiarella che tene ancora mille penziere
M'addormo 'o posto tuoje guardanno ancora a fotografia
Chiagnenno

Dint'a nu mare e lacrime piglio suonno pe' te sunnà
E piglio a pugni o suonno cà sta fernenno e me vo' scetà
Saccio cà si me scete sì solo n'ombra ca se ne va
Me manche

Mo ca putesse ridere
Mo ca putesse chiagnere, me manche
Me manca nu cunsiglio e nu cumpagno
Comme vulesse a te, caro papà
Ma nun me siente
Tu nun ce staje

Mo ca putisse ridere
Mo ca putisse chiagnere, ce manche
Ce manche dint'e note e stà canzone
Cà sto cantando a te caro papà
Ma nun me siente
Tu nun ce staje

Dearest Daddy

And now how bitter is reality
I cling to a hope that never arrives
Since you left me, not one single night have you come to greet me
Only my memories speak to me of you
I come searching for you in your clothes, but I do not find you
You're not there

My first steps, I walked with you close by
You sang a song, filled with pride, but you said nothing
The sand blinded me if you ever got into trouble
In the evening

I would return home late, between wakefulness and sleep, you would wait for me
Amidst a thousand cigarettes, you would prepare another scene
My first girlfriend, how I longed to tell you
What a shame!

Now that I want to laugh
Now that I want to cry, I miss you
I miss your advice and companionship
How I wish you were here, dearest Daddy
But you don't hear me
You're not there

Now that I wish I could laugh
Now that I wish I could cry, you're missing
You're missing in the nights and in this song
That I am singing for you, dearest Daddy
But you don't hear me
You're not there

Now that I am older, I no longer run up the stairs in the evening
An old house that still holds a thousand thoughts
I fall asleep in your place, still looking at the photograph
Crying

In a sea of tears, I fall asleep to dream of you
And I shake the sleep that is ending and want to wake me up
I know that if you wake up, you are only a shadow that goes away
I miss you

Now that I wish I could laugh
Now that I wish I could cry, I miss you
I miss your advice and companionship
How I wish you were here, dearest Daddy
But you don't hear me
You're not there

Now that I wish I could laugh
Now that I wish I could cry, you're missing
You're missing in the nights and in this song
That I am singing for you, dearest Daddy
But you don't hear me
You're not there