A Rich Man and a Poor Man

UN RICCO E UN POVERO

A rich man said to a poor manNu ricco dicette a nu povero
What do you do when it rains usually?Comme faje quando chiove di solito?
Sometimes it rains so much that the water even seeps under the bridgesÊ vote chiove accussí assaje ca ll'acqua penetra pure sott'ê ponte
What do you do when your kid cries?Comme faje quando figlieto chiagne?
What do you do when there's nothing at the end of the week?Comme faje quando nn'appare niente 'int'ô fine 'e semmana
And you promised your kid you'd take him to the beach on Saturday?E c'hê prumesso a figlieto ca sabbato l''esse purtato ô mare?
It's a life chasing dreamsÈ na vita ca rincorre 'e suonne
Following instincts, not knowing where they areNn'seguenno ll'istinto, nn'sapenno addò stanno
And a void becomes unfillable when you lose a mom in lifeE nu vuoto addeventa incolmabile quando se perde 'int'â vita na mamma
This glass on the ground has no coins, just rainwater'Stu bicchiere pe terra nun tene monete ma sulamente acqua piovana
And why don’t you get up and take it from whoever has it?E pecché nun t'aize e t''o piglie 'a chi 'o ttene?
The rich watch their backs, yeah'E ricche se guardano 'e spalle, yeah
The poor without thinking replies that the rain was the lesser evil'O povero senza penzà rispunnette ca 'a pioggia era 'o mmale minore
So the rich covers up with an umbrellaPicciò 'o ricco se copre c''o 'mbrello
And the poor sits under the archwayE 'o povero assettato sott'a ll'androne
Then the poor looked him in the eyesPo 'o povero 'o guardaje 'int'a ll'uocchie
And said: Why should you be poor?E dicette: Pecché po pe'tté fosse povero?
The problem is you think you’re poor just because you don’t have money'O problema sî tu a penzà ca sî povero sulo pecché nn'tiene 'e sorde
And then you dieE allora muore
When life makes everything boringQuando 'a vita fa si ca tutte cose t'annoia
The poor has no bed'O povero nun tene 'o lietto
The rich does, but can’t sleep'O ricco sì, ma nun dorme
Everything today has a priceOgne cosa ogge tene nu prezzo
Every day is a bad momentOgne juorno è nu brutto mumento
Every cloud has a holeOgne nuvola tene nu buco
To always see the light shining throughPe vedé sempe 'a luce 'e traverso

One day when you see the sky explodeNu juorno quando vidarraje 'o cielo esplodere
And an angel coming downE n'angelo 'e scennere
The soul loses itself becauseLl'anema 'a pierde pecché
We cover our wrists with watches, bracelets, handcuffsCoprimmo 'e polse c''o rilorgio, 'e bracciale, 'e manette
Embraced we stay alert with the windAbbracciate rimanimmo allerta c''o viento
And all life then passes distractedE tutt''a vita allora 'a passe distratto
With nothing, with little, with too much, with maybe I can do itCu niente, cu poco, cu troppo, cu forse c''a faccio
I thought there was something in the sky to findPenzavo ca 'int'ô cielo ce steva coccosa che s'er''a truvà
You find nothing until you find yourself (yeah, ah)Nn'tiene niente 'a truvà finché ancora nun te truove tu (yeah, ah)

Life is made of habitats'A vita è fatta d'habitat
When you have it, the body adaptsQuando 'o tiene, po 'o corpo s'adatta
The kids looking for food'E criature che cercano 'a pappa
Dads and moms looking for a gripPate e mamme ca cercheno aggrappo
When you’ve always eaten countedQuando hê sempe mangiato cuntato
When you’ve always appreciated a hugQuando hê sempe apprezzato n'abbraccio
Notice, those who have felt hungerFacce caso, chi ha pruvato 'a famme
If you eat, nothing stays on the plateSi mange, nun rimane niente 'int'ô piatto
Because a rich man and a poor man usuallyCa nu ricco e nu povero 'e solito
Talk often, understand each other right awayParleno spisso, capisceno subbeto
When the rich man falls asleep, he dreamsQuando 'o ricco s'addorme, fa 'e suonne
While the poor still has nightmaresMentre 'o povero ancora fa ll'incubo
When the rich man saidQuando 'o ricco dicette
So what is it that could distinguish between you and me?E allora che d'è ca tra me e te putesse distinguere
The poor then gets up, gets angry, sheds tears and says'O povero allora s'aiza, se 'ncazza, fa 'e lacreme e dice
So you want to know how I feel today?Allora 'o vuò sapé ogge comme me sento?
Because my kid said he’s not happyCa figliemo ha 'itto ca nun è felice
Because in class all his classmates already have a phone and a bikePecché dint'â classe tutt''e cumpagne suoje teneno ggià nu telefono e 'a bice
Beach days, all together as a family, all documented by photographs'E jurnate 'e mare, tutte quante in famiglia, tutte documentate da fotografie
All the latest model shoesTutte quante l'ultimo modello d''e scarpe
And they don’t come home on a busE nun tornano a casa dint'a nu pulman
So what am I? What do I have? What am I worth?E allora che songo? Che tengo? Che valgo?
The rich sits close and whispers in our ear something he never forgot'O ricco s'assetta vicino e ce dice 'int'â recchia na cosa ca nn's'è maje scurdato
Who grows up without a lack will make it so that everything is a lackChi cresce senza na mancanza farrà si ca tutte cose è mancanza
Who grows up already desiring will make it so that one day they have itChi cresce già desideranno farrà si ca nu juorno l'ave

One day when you see the sky explodeNu juorno quando vidarraje 'o cielo esplodere
And an angel coming downE n'angelo 'e scennere
The soul loses itself becauseLl'anema 'a pierde pecché
We cover our wrists with watches, bracelets, handcuffsCoprimmo 'e polse c''o rilorgio, 'e bracciale, 'e manette
Embraced we stay alert with the windAbbracciate rimanimmo allerta c''o viento
And all life then passes distractedE tutt''a vita allora 'a passe distratto
With nothing, with little, with too much, with maybe I can do itCu niente, cu poco, cu troppo, cu forse c''a faccio
I thought there was something in the sky to findPenzavo ca 'int'ô cielo ce steva coccosa che s'er''a truvà
You find nothing until you find yourself.Nn'tiene niente 'a truvà finché ancora nun te truove tu