Canta Pe' Mme

Sing for Me

Canta Pe' Mme

Sing for me tonight, a song,Canta pe' mme, stanotte, na canzone,
you who are beautiful and have a golden voice.tu ca si' bella e tiene 'a voce d'oro.
Sing for me tonight, because I am dying,Canta pe' mme, stanotte, pecchè si moro,
dying while listening to a beautiful song.moro sentenno na bella canzone.

Sing a serenade of the seafarersCanta na serenata 'e marenare
that hasn't been sung in so long.ch''a tantu tiempo nun se canta cchiù.
Sea! Tonight, how many boats at sea!Mare! Stanotte, quanta varche a mare!
But you don't sing? What are you thinking?Ma tu nun cante? Ma a che pienze tu?

Why do you cry if the night is beautiful,Pecché tu chiagne si 'a nuttata è bella,
and you are a daughter, and have a golden voice?e si' figliola, e tiene 'a voce d'oro?
Sing for me, for me who is dying for you,Canta pe' mme, pe' mme ca' mme ne moro,
dying while listening to a beautiful song.moro sentenno na canzone bella.

Sing, my distant one, now that you have returned,Canta, luntana mia, ca' si' turnata,
now that you have returned and can't leave again.ca' si' turnata e nun te ne puó' ghí.
Sing, because I have you chained,Canta, pecché te tengo 'ncatenata,
because only you will see me die!pecché tu sola mm'hê 'a vedé murí!