'Ndrangheta, Camurra e Mafia

'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia

'Ndrangheta, Camurra e Mafia

In a night of a time that was'Nta na notti di un tempo che fu
Three knights from Spain departedTri cavaleri dda Spagna se partiru
From Abruzzo to Sicily they passedDali' Abbruzzi a Sicilia passaru
And then in Calabria they settledE poi ca in Calabria se firmaru
Twenty years working undergroundVentun anni lavuraru sutta terra
To establish social rulesPe fundari li regoli sociali
Laws of honor and warLeggi d'onori e di guerra
Major, minor, and criminal lawsLeggi maggiori, minori e criminali
And these rules of blood and silenceE 'sti regoli di sangue e d' omerta
From father to son they were passed downDa padre a figghju si li tramandaru
These are the laws of societyChisti su i leggi dda societa
Laws with a sign left in historyLeggi cu signu 'nta storia lassaru

'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia'Ndrangheta, camurra e mafia
An organized societyE Societa organizzata
'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia'Ndrangheta, camurra e mafia
Honored in Sicily, Naples, and CalabriaSicilia, Napoli, Calabria onorata
One morning in the middle of the seaNa matina menzu di lu mari
A small boat was seen sailingNa barchicedda vitti navigari
Five sails and seven sailorsCincu veli e setti marinari
One of them wanted to ask meUno di chisti me vosi domandari
Young man, what are you looking for?Giuvanottu diciti chi circati
Honor and blood, I repliedOnori e sangu ieu ci rispundia
If you want to board this boatSupra a 'sta barcha si vui inchianati
Honor and blood we find along the wayOnori e sangu truvamu pe la via
And they took me into the seaE me purtaru ammenzu di lu mari
To an island named Favignana'Nta n' isoletta i nomu Favignana
Oh people all watchingOh genti tutti chi stati a scutari
This is a land close and far awayChista e na terra vicina e assai luntana

'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia'Ndrangheta, camurra e mafia
Laws of honor, laws of silenceLeggi d' onori leggi d' omerta
'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia'Ndrangheta, camurra e mafia
For those who make mistakes, no mercyPe cu sgarra nudda ha pieta
There was a castle with three roomsDda e'era nu casteddu ecu tri stanzi
Where the first one smelled of infamyUndi la prima puzzava infamita
Three drops of blood in the second were foundTri Gucci di sangu 'nta secunda 'nci truvai
While in the third a body of societyMentri 'nta terza nu corpu di societa
Worthy and deserving I was initiatedDegnu e meritevoli fui arricanusciutu
Under the tree of knowledge I was struck downSutta I'arberu da scienza abbattiatu
Honored circle, I greet you allOnoratu circulu a tutti vi salutu
Until death, I am bound to youFinu a la morti a vui su vinculatu
I do it for blood and honorLo fazzu I' omu pi sangu e onori
And to drive away the infamous and traitorsE pi scacciari I'infami e tradituri
While they perish, no one has mercyMentre e perdunu nuddu ha piete
This body and society impose on meChistu m'imponi 'stu corpu e societa

'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia'Ndrangheta, camurra e mafia
An organized societyE Societa organizata
'Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Mafia'Ndrangheta, camurra e mafia
Laws of honor, laws of silenceLeggi d' onori leggi d' omerta