'O sfaticato

'The lazy one

'O sfaticato

I am the lazy one of the neighborhoodIo songo 'o sfaticato d' 'o quartiere
And I don't have the energy to workE genio nun ne tengo 'e faticà
I walk around from morning till nightIo vaco a spasso d' 'a matina a sera
And I'm happy to live this life hereE so cuntento 'e fa sta vita ccà
If the sun is out, I look at the sunSi sta' 'o sole, guardo 'o sole
When it rains, I look at the waterQuanno chiove guardo l'acqua
I don't work hard and I don't tire myself outNun fatico e nun me stracquo
For fear of wearing myself outPe' paura 'e me sciupà

I'm content, I'm happySo' cuntento, so felice
I have plenty of moneyTengo 'e llire in quantità
I'm respected, I have friendsSo' stimato, tengo amici
Who know how to respect meCa me sanno rispettà
I go to the waterfrontMe ne vaco p' 'a riviera
All the time, acting foolishTutt' 'e ssere, a ffa' 'o gagà
I court foreign womenFaccio 'a corte 'e furastiene
Through the city streetsPer le vie della città

I feel so tired this morningMe sento tanto stanco stammatina
I couldn't even get myself out of bedNun me firavo manco 'e me scetà.
They brought me a chicken for lunchM'hanno purtato a pranzo 'na gallina
But what an effort it is for me to eatMa che fatica faccio pe' mangià
I'm going to the cinema tonightVaco 'o cinema stasera
But I struggle to pay attentionMa me stanco 'e tenè mente
And I easily fall asleep, from the tiredness that overwhelms meE m'addormo facilmente, p' 'a stanchezza c'aggja fa'

I go to the waterfrontMe ne vaco p' 'a riviera
All the time, acting foolishTutt' 'e ssere, a ffa' 'o gagà
I court foreign womenFaccio 'a corte 'e furastiene
Through the city streetsPer le vie della città