Lu Sciccareddu Mbriacu

The Drunk Donkey

Lu Sciccareddu Mbriacu

This is the story of a drunk donkeyChista è la storia di 'nu sciccareddu
Who didn't want to pull the cart anymoreCa num bulìa tirari cchiù 'a carretta
So the owner, with a stick,Allura lu patruni ca bacchetta
Gave him four whacks on the backLi dìa quattro corpi 'nna la schina
But the donkey doesn't walkMa lu sceccu nun camina
He doesn't care at all,Nun gli 'mporta propriu nenti,
He doesn't feel the beatingsLi mazzati nun li senti
And he always stands still.E đđa fermu sempri sta.

And the owner, all angryE lu patruni tuttu arraggiatu
Like a madman, he cursed:Comu 'nu turcu ha jastimatu:
'We have to go to the mill«bisogna ca jimu a lu mulinu
And go, go, go, go, go, go, go!E arrì, arri, arri, arrì, arrì, arrì, a!
We have to make him work!'Ha' jiri a fatihà»

But the drunk donkey doesn't walkMa lu sciccareddu nun camina
He doesn't care at all,'un gli importa propriu nenti,
He doesn't feel the beatingsLi mazzati nun li senti
And he always stands still.E đđa fermu sempri sta.

'hi ho, hi ho, hi ho, ha...'«hi ho, hi ho, hi ho, ha... »

'But in the end, will he walk or not, huh?'«ma 'nsumma camini o un ha a camini, ah? »
'haaaa...'«haaaa... »

Then they met a friendSi truvau passannu allura nu cumpari
'If you understand the advice of a friend«s’intendi lu cunsigghiu d’un amicu
If you really want to make him walkSi propriu lu vo faci caminari
You have to give him a little wineBisogna chi li dai ‘nu pocu ‘i vinu
If you please his palateS'adducisci lu palatu
With a little sipCa 'nu pocu s'auticizza
That's how he gets excitedAccussì ci passa a stizza
And you'll see, he'll walk'E vedrai caminerà »

But the owner exaggeratedMa lu patruni esageratu
A whole jug of old wine'nu sicchiu sanu di vinu anticu
The drunk donkey... got drunk..Lu sciccareddu.. s'era mbriahatu..
And go, go, go, go, go, go, go!E arrì, arri, arri, arrì, arrì, arrì, a!

But the donkey doesn't walkMa sceccareddu nun camina
He doesn't care at all,'un gli importa propriu nenti
The owners are crazyDu patruni ca mpazzisci
Pulling their hair outCa si tira li capiddi
Now he's lying on the groundMo' s'è stisu propriu 'n terra
The donkey fell asleep...Sciccareddu s'addurmisci...
'haahahahah..ahh..'«haahahahah..ahh.. »