E Chiove

And it rains

E Chiove

How narrow this street isComm'è stretta 'sta via
The people don't fitÀ 'ggente nun ce cape
It's a processionSe fa 'na prucessione
That walks slowlyCa cammina chianu chianu
No one is deadNun è muorto nisciuno
No one is a saintNun è 'o santo e nisciuno
No voice is heardNun se sente 'na voce
And no bell ringsE nun sona 'na campana
And meanwhile the heart waitsE intanto 'o core aspetta
Longing for fountainsCa s'arapene 'e funtane

And it rains, on top of creaturesE chiove, n'capo 'e criature
They would like to wrap up this moonVulesse arravuglià 'sta luna
With a ropeCu'na funa
To take me far awayPe m'a purtà luntano
To take me far awayPe m'a purtà luntano
Where the sky that is neverAddò 'o cielo che è cielo nun
Gets darkSe fa mai scuro

And it rains, on the ground and no oneE chiove, n'terra c nisciuno
Would like to command toVulesse cummannà pe
Squeeze the painSpremmere 'e dulure
Into this bitter cornerDinto a 'stu ciummo amaro
That doesn't know the seaCa nun canosce 'o mare
Because the sea is far awayPecchè 'o mare è luntano
Yet so closeEppure sta vicino

How long this street isComm'è 'llonga 'sta via
Why doesn't it ever sproutPecchè nun sponta mai
It gets lost among the priestsSe perde dint' 'e 'pprete
Amidst tangled cards'Mmiezo 'e carte arravugliate
Under the wall's ivySotto 'a l'evera 'e muro
That climbs and swearsCa s'arrampeca e 'ggiura
The echoes of days'E jastemme de'juorne
Evenings without bread'E serate senza pane
And meanwhile the heart waitsE intanto 'o core aspetta
Longing for fountainsCa s'arapene 'e funtane

And it rains, on top of creaturesE chiove, n'capo 'e criature
They would like to wrap up this moonVulesse arravuglià 'sta luna
With a ropeCu 'na funa
To take me far awayPe m'a purta luntano
To take me far awayPe m'a purta luntano
Where the sky that is neverAddiò 'o cielo che è cielo nun
Gets darkSe fa mai scuro

And it rains, on the ground and no oneE chiove, n'terra e nisciuno
Would like to command to squeezeVulesse cummannà pe spremmere 'e
The painDulure
Into this bitter cornerDinto a 'stu ciummo amaro
That doesn't know the seaCa nun canosce 'o mare
Because the sea is far awayPecchè 'o mare è luntano
Yet so closeEppure sta vicino

Into this bitter cornerDinto a 'stu ciummo amaro
That doesn't know the seaCa nun canosce 'o mare
Because the sea is far awayPecchè 'o mare è luntano
Yet so closeEppure sta vici