Canta Pe' Mme
Canta pe' mme, stanotte, na canzone,
tu ca si' bella e tiene 'a voce d'oro.
Canta pe' mme, stanotte, pecchè si moro,
moro sentenno na bella canzone.
Canta na serenata 'e marenare
ch''a tantu tiempo nun se canta cchiù.
Mare! Stanotte, quanta varche a mare!
Ma tu nun cante? Ma a che pienze tu?
Pecché tu chiagne si 'a nuttata è bella,
e si' figliola, e tiene 'a voce d'oro?
Canta pe' mme, pe' mme ca' mme ne moro,
moro sentenno na canzone bella.
Canta, luntana mia, ca' si' turnata,
ca' si' turnata e nun te ne puó' ghí.
Canta, pecché te tengo 'ncatenata,
pecché tu sola mm'hê 'a vedé murí!
Sing for Me
Sing for me tonight, a song,
you who are beautiful and have a golden voice.
Sing for me tonight, because I am dying,
dying while listening to a beautiful song.
Sing a serenade of the seafarers
that hasn't been sung in so long.
Sea! Tonight, how many boats at sea!
But you don't sing? What are you thinking?
Why do you cry if the night is beautiful,
and you are a daughter, and have a golden voice?
Sing for me, for me who is dying for you,
dying while listening to a beautiful song.
Sing, my distant one, now that you have returned,
now that you have returned and can't leave again.
Sing, because I have you chained,
because only you will see me die!