Текст и перевод песни Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare - Vottate Ll'acqua

Vottate Ll'acqua

Vòttate ll'acqua 'nfaccia,
Arape bbuono ll'uocchie e 'o puo' vede'.
'O sole quanno passa,
Se piglia 'e cose vecchie e chissà addò va.
Pass[o tiempo, cagnan]e culure,
Corre 'a vita e che ce vuo' fa',
Zitto zitto quanno 'a sera è scuro
'Nziem[e stelle te vaje a cucca'.'A voce se fa stracqua, Nun tiene cchiù parole pe' putè allucca'.Te resta niente 'mmano, Tutto se fa luntano e nun 'o puo' acchiappa'...Ah l'addore d]e limune
'E ll'ultimo ciardino chissà addò sta...
Luci 'e maggio p[e campagne 'a sera'nu ricordo ca se ne va... E me pare ajere, abbascio 'o puorto e p]e quartiere,
Se cantava e se ballava tutt[e sere 'o nanianà.E l'addore 'e mare ca saglieva chianu chiano, Te girava t'avutava e te 'mbriacava... E 'a notte ca se 'nfonneSenza tucca' l'acqua 'e 'stu mare e ce fa sunna'... Vòttate ll'acqua 'nfaccia, Arape bbuono ll'uocchie e 'o puo' vede'.'O sole quanno passa, Se piglia 'e cose vecchie e chissà addò va.Ah l'addore d]e limune
'E ll'ultimo ciardino chissà addò sta...
Luci 'e maggio p[e campagne 'a sera'nu ricordo ca se ne va... E me pare ajere abbascio 'o puorto e p]e quartiere
Se cantava e se ballava tutt[e sere 'o nanianà.E l'addore 'e mare ca saglieva chianu chianoTe girava t'avutava e te 'mbriacava... Ah belli femmene, Currite ccà, mille so' 'e stelle 'a putè cunta'...]

Turn Your Face to the Water

Turn your face to the water,
Open your eyes well and you can see it.
The sun as it passes,
Takes the old things and who knows where it goes.
Time passes, colors change,
Life rushes by and what can you do,
Silently, silently when the evening is dark,
Together with the stars you go to sleep. The voice becomes hoarse, It has no more words to lull you to sleep. You have nothing left to do, Everything becomes distant and you can't catch it...Ah, the scent of lemons
And the last garden who knows where it is...
May lights on the countryside in the evening, a memory that is going away... And it seems like yesterday, down at the port and in the neighborhoods,
They were singing and dancing all night long, the lullaby. And the scent of the sea that rose slowly, It swirled around you, enveloped you, and intoxicated you... And the night that sinks down Without touching the water of this sea and makes us dream'... Turn your face to the water, Open your eyes well and you can see it. The sun as it passes, Takes the old things and who knows where it goes. Ah, the scent of lemons
And the last garden who knows where it is...
May lights on the countryside in the evening, a memory that is going away... And it seems like yesterday down at the port and in the neighborhoods
They were singing and dancing all night long, the lullaby. And the scent of the sea that rose slowly, It swirled around you, enveloped you, and intoxicated you... Ah, beautiful women, Run here, there are a thousand stars to count...]