A la ciutat de Nàpols
A la ciutat de Nàpols
n'hi ha una presó,
la vida mia.
N'hi ha una presó,
la vida mia la vida amor.
N'hi ha vint-i-nou presos
qui canten sa cançó,
la vida mia.
Qui canten sa cançó,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Madama està en finestra,
que escolta sa cançó,
la vida mia.
Que escolta sa cançó
la vida mia la vida amor.
Es presos s'en temeren
ja no cantaren, no,
la vida mia.
Ja no cantaren, no,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Per què no cantau, presos?
Per què no cantau, no,
la vida mia.
Per què no cantau, no,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Com vol que cantem, senyora,
tancats dins sa presó?
la vida mia.
Tancats dins sa presó,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Ai, pare lo meu pare,
jo n'hi demano un do,
la vida mia.
Jo n'hi demano un do,
la vida mia la vida amor
Ma filla Margalida,
quin do vols que jo et do?
la vida mia.
Quin do vols que jo et do,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Ai, pare, lo meu pare,
ses claus de sa presó,
la vida mia.
Ses claus de sa presó,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Ma filla Margalida,
no te les puc dar, no,
la vida mia.
No te les puc dar, no,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Perquè demà és dissabte
i los hem de penjar a tots,
la vida mia.
I los hem de penjar tots,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Ai, pare, lo meu pare
no em pengi el meu amor,
la vida mia.
No em pengi el meu amor,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Es qui du ses calces verdes,
i ses cintes de color,
la vida mia.
I ses cintes de color,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Ma filla Margalida,
aquell serà es primer,
la vida mia.
Aquell serà es primer,
la vida mia la vida amor.
Perquè fo qui foradava
aquella trista presó,
la vida mia.
Aquella trista presó,
la vida mia la vida amor.
A la ciutat de Nàpols
n'hi ha una presó,
la vida mia.
N'hi ha una presó,
la vida mia la vida amor.
In the City of Naples
In the city of Naples
there is a prison,
my life.
There is a prison,
my life, my love.
There are twenty-nine prisoners
who sing their song,
my life.
Who sing their song,
my life, my love.
Madam is at the window,
listening to the song,
my life.
Listening to the song,
my life, my love.
The prisoners are afraid
they will no longer sing, no,
my life.
They will no longer sing, no,
my life, my love.
Why don't you sing, prisoners?
Why don't you sing, no,
my life.
Why don't you sing, no,
my life, my love.
How do you expect us to sing, lady,
locked inside the prison?
my life.
Locked inside the prison,
my life, my love.
Oh, my father, my father,
I ask you for a gift,
my life.
I ask you for a gift,
my life, my love.
My daughter Margalida,
what gift do you want me to give you?
my life.
What gift do you want me to give you,
my life, my love.
Oh, father, my father,
the keys to the prison,
my life.
The keys to the prison,
my life, my love.
My daughter Margalida,
I cannot give them to you, no,
my life.
I cannot give them to you, no,
my life, my love.
Because tomorrow is Saturday
and we have to hang them all,
my life.
And we have to hang them all,
my life, my love.
Oh, father, my father,
do not hang my love,
my life.
Do not hang my love,
my life, my love.
The one wearing green pants,
and colorful ribbons,
my life.
And colorful ribbons,
my life, my love.
My daughter Margalida,
he will be the first,
my life.
He will be the first,
my life, my love.
Because he was the one who dug
out of that sad prison,
my life.
Out of that sad prison,
my life, my love.
In the city of Naples
there is a prison,
my life.
There is a prison,
my life, my love.