A la ciutat de Nàpols

In the City of Naples

A la ciutat de Nàpols

In the city of NaplesA la ciutat de Nàpols
there is a prison,n'hi ha una presó,
my life.la vida mia.
There is a prison,N'hi ha una presó,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

There are twenty-nine prisonersN'hi ha vint-i-nou presos
who sing their song,qui canten sa cançó,
my life.la vida mia.
Who sing their song,Qui canten sa cançó,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Madam is at the window,Madama està en finestra,
listening to the song,que escolta sa cançó,
my life.la vida mia.
Listening to the song,Que escolta sa cançó
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

The prisoners are afraidEs presos s'en temeren
they will no longer sing, no,ja no cantaren, no,
my life.la vida mia.
They will no longer sing, no,Ja no cantaren, no,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Why don't you sing, prisoners?Per què no cantau, presos?
Why don't you sing, no,Per què no cantau, no,
my life.la vida mia.
Why don't you sing, no,Per què no cantau, no,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

How do you expect us to sing, lady,Com vol que cantem, senyora,
locked inside the prison?tancats dins sa presó?
my life.la vida mia.
Locked inside the prison,Tancats dins sa presó,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Oh, my father, my father,Ai, pare lo meu pare,
I ask you for a gift,jo n'hi demano un do,
my life.la vida mia.
I ask you for a gift,Jo n'hi demano un do,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor

My daughter Margalida,Ma filla Margalida,
what gift do you want me to give you?quin do vols que jo et do?
my life.la vida mia.
What gift do you want me to give you,Quin do vols que jo et do,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Oh, father, my father,Ai, pare, lo meu pare,
the keys to the prison,ses claus de sa presó,
my life.la vida mia.
The keys to the prison,Ses claus de sa presó,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

My daughter Margalida,Ma filla Margalida,
I cannot give them to you, no,no te les puc dar, no,
my life.la vida mia.
I cannot give them to you, no,No te les puc dar, no,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Because tomorrow is SaturdayPerquè demà és dissabte
and we have to hang them all,i los hem de penjar a tots,
my life.la vida mia.
And we have to hang them all,I los hem de penjar tots,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Oh, father, my father,Ai, pare, lo meu pare
do not hang my love,no em pengi el meu amor,
my life.la vida mia.
Do not hang my love,No em pengi el meu amor,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

The one wearing green pants,Es qui du ses calces verdes,
and colorful ribbons,i ses cintes de color,
my life.la vida mia.
And colorful ribbons,I ses cintes de color,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

My daughter Margalida,Ma filla Margalida,
he will be the first,aquell serà es primer,
my life.la vida mia.
He will be the first,Aquell serà es primer,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

Because he was the one who dugPerquè fo qui foradava
out of that sad prison,aquella trista presó,
my life.la vida mia.
Out of that sad prison,Aquella trista presó,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.

In the city of NaplesA la ciutat de Nàpols
there is a prison,n'hi ha una presó,
my life.la vida mia.
There is a prison,N'hi ha una presó,
my life, my love.la vida mia la vida amor.