Pulecenella
Eccomi qua,
Napule amata, Napule bella!
Eccomi qua,
mo ll'abballammo 'sta tarantella!
Scusate si 'o fantasma d''o ppassato
'mpruvvisamente ccá s'è appresentato!
- Si può, si può? - Chi si'? Chi só'?
- Pulecenella!
Stasera, ch'è 'a serata d''e ccanzone,
mettimmo 'a samba 'mmiez'ê manduline
e po' cantammo sott'a nu balcone:
"Fronne 'e limone".
'I chiagno e só' cuntento,
cuntento 'e tutt''o chianto
ca scenne 'a sott''a maschera
pe' 'sta felicitá!
Jammo, abballammo!
Gente gè', abballate cu me!
Tarantè'!
Tarantè'! Tarantè'!
E' samba, sí!
Mme smove 'e ggambe 'sta sambetella.
E' samba, sí!
Ll'abballa pure 'sta lucianella!
E' overo, tutt''e ddanze só' cagnate,
ma sóngo sempe 'e stesse 'e 'nnammurate!
State a sentí che ve vò' dí
Pulecenella:
Stasera ch'è 'a serata d''e ccanzone,
mettimmo 'a samba 'mmiez'ê manduline
e po' cantammo sott'a nu balcone:
"Fronne 'e limone".
'I chiagno e só' cuntento,
cuntento 'e tutt''o chianto
ca scenne 'a sott''a maschera
pe' 'sta felicitá!
Jammo, abballammo!
Gente gè', nun chiagnite cu' me!
Tarantè'!
Tarantè'! Tarantè'!
Gente gè',
nun chiagnite cu' me!
Tarantè'!
Tarantè'! Tarantè'!
Pulecenella
Here I am,
Beloved Naples, beautiful Naples!
Here I am,
Let's dance this tarantella!
Excuse me if the ghost of the past
Suddenly appeared here!
- Can I, can I? - Who is it? Who am I?
- Pulecenella!
Tonight, the night of songs,
We put some samba in the mandolins
And then we sang under a balcony:
'Lemon leaves'.
I cry and I'm happy,
Happy with all the crying
That comes out from under the mask
For this happiness!
Let's go, let's dance!
People, come dance with me!
Tarantella!
Tarantella! Tarantella!
It's samba, yes!
My legs move with this little samba.
It's samba, yes!
Even the firefly dances!
It's true, all the dances are mixed up,
But they are always the same lovers!
Listen to what I want to tell you
Pulecenella:
Tonight, the night of songs,
We put some samba in the mandolins
And then we sang under a balcony:
'Lemon leaves'.
I cry and I'm happy,
Happy with all the crying
That comes out from under the mask
For this happiness!
Let's go, let's dance!
People, don't cry with me!
Tarantella!
Tarantella! Tarantella!
People,
don't cry with me!
Tarantella!
Tarantella! Tarantella!