Napule Amica Mia

Naples, My Friend

Napule Amica Mia

Naples, my friendNapule amica mia
You've entered my heartMe si' trasuta 'a dinto
A little piece of my lifeNu poco 'e vita mia
I spent it with youL'aggio spesa cu tte
Naples, my friendNapule amica mia
With a little street kidCu nu scugnizzo niro
Who’s been through a lotChe ffà nu sacco 'e strada
With cups of coffeeCu 'e ttazze d"o ccafè
And houses to survive'E ccase pe' campa'
They're full of smugglingSo' chiene 'e contrabbando
That's Naples for you!Si' napule accussì!
In the alleys of Totò'Nmiezo a 'e viche 'e totò
You get tired of making doTe stanche a t'arrangia'
Always clenching your teethStrignenno sempe 'e diente
Walking on footA pede a cammena'
Looking for workPe' cerca' 'e fatica'
You, Naples, now trembleTu napule mo triemme
In the shadow of this VesuviusAll'ombra 'e 'stu vesuvio
That holds so much fireChe tene tantu ffuoco
"You can even wake up!""Se pò pure sceta'!"
But it won't happen!Ma nun succedarrà!
San Gennaro takes careCe penza san gennaro
Of putting out the fearsA ffa' stuta' 'e ppaure
And brightening the daysE schiarano 'e juorne
With a desire to hopeCu 'na voglia 'e spera'
That everything will change!Ca tutto ha da cagna'!
You took from meT'he pigliato da me
A piece of this lifeNu pezzullo 'e 'sta vita
For that little rascalPe' chella scugnezzella
Made me fall in loveM'ha fatto 'nnammura'
You, Naples, the most beautifulTu napule cchiù bella
The sea from back then'O mare 'e chella vota
With her at the shoreCu essa a margellina
I used to take her singing'A pigliavo io cantanno
"My sun is in front of you"'O sole mio stà 'nfronte a tte
Naples, my friendNapule amica mia
Through the dark alleysPe' dint'a 'e viche scure
And all this darknessE tutto chestu scuro
Can't be lit upNun se pò illumina'
Naples, my friendNapule amica mia
Drugs are a queen'A droga è 'na regina
And in this chaosE dint'a 'sta ammuina
Someone might mess upQualcuno po’ sbaglia'
But luckily for youMa pe' furtuna toja
The sky is a flag'O cielo è 'na bandiera
And those who stop hereE chi se ferma ccà
Never get tired of lookingNun se stanca 'e guarda'
Naples, my friendNapule amica mia
Who cries while laughingChe chiagne mentre ride
Watching the dramaVedenno 'a sceneggiata
Just like you doProprio comme si' tu
You, Naples, now trembleTu napule mo triemme

You, Naples, the most beautifulTu napule cchiù bella
The sea from back then'O mare 'e chella vota
With her at the shoreCu essa a margellina
I used to take her singing'A pigliavo io cantanno
"My sun, my sun is in front of you"'O sole,'o sole mio stà 'nfronte a tte