Fenesta Vascia
Fenesta vascia 'e padrona crudele
Quanta suspire mm'haje fatto jettare!
Mm'arde stu core, comm'a na cannela
Bella, quanno te sento annommenare!
Oje piglia la 'sperienza de la neve!
La neve? Fredda e se fa maniare
E tu comme si' tanta aspra e crudele?!
Muorto mme vide e nun mme vu? ' ajutare!?
Vorra addeventare no picciuotto
Co na langella a ghire vennenn'acqua
Pe' mme nej? Da chisti palazzuotte
Belli ffemmene meje, ah! Chi v? ' acqua
Se vota na nennella da ll? 'ncoppa
Chi? 'sto ninno ca va vennenn'acqua?
E io responno, co parole accorte
S? ' lacreme d'ammore e non? Acqua!
Low Window
Low window of a cruel mistress
How many sighs you've made me let out!
This heart burns, like a candle
Beautiful, when I hear you call my name!
Today, take the lesson from the snow!
The snow? Cold and it gets eaten up
And you, why are you so harsh and cruel?!
Dead I see myself and you won’t help me!?
I want to become a young man
With a little jug to sell water
For me, huh? From these little palaces
Beautiful women, oh! Who wants water?
A little girl spills it from up there
Who? This kid who goes selling water?
And I respond, with careful words
Yes, it's tears of love and not water!