I' Te Vurria Vasà!
Ah! Che bell'aria fresca...
Ch'addore 'e malvarosa...
E tu durmenno staje,
'ncopp'a sti ffronne 'e rosa!
'O sole, a poco a poco,
pe' stu ciardino sponta...
'o viento passa e vasa
stu ricciulillo 'nfronte!
I' te vurría vasá...
I' te vurría vasá...
ma 'o core nun mm''o ddice
'e te scetá...
'e te scetá!...
I' mme vurría addurmí...
I' mme vurría addurmí...
vicino ô sciato tujo,
n'ora pur'i'...
n'ora pur'i'!...
Tu duorme oje Rosa mia...
e duorme a suonno chino,
mentr'io guardo, 'ncantato,
stu musso curallino...
E chesti ccarne fresche,
e chesti ttrezze nere,
mme mettono, 'int''o core,
mille male penziere!
I' te vurría vasá...
I' te vurría vasá...
ma 'o core nun mm''o ddice
'e te scetá...
'e te scetá!...
Sento stu core tujo
ca sbatte comm'a ll'onne!
Durmenno, angelo mio,
chisà tu a chi te suonne...
'A gelusia turmenta
stu core mio malato:
Te suonne a me?...Dimméllo!
O pure suonne a n'ato?
I' te vurría vasá...
I' te vurría vasá...
ma 'o core nun mm''o ddice
'e te scetá...
'e te scetá!...
I Would Like to Kiss You!
Ah! What a beautiful fresh air...
How the scent of the wild rose...
And you sleeping there,
On these rose petals!
The sun, little by little,
Emerges for this garden...
The wind passes by and kisses
This little curl on your forehead!
I would like to kiss you...
I would like to kiss you...
but my heart doesn't tell me
to wake you up...
to wake you up!...
I would like to fall asleep...
I would like to fall asleep...
next to your quiet breathing,
just for an hour...
just for an hour!...
You sleep, my Rose...
and you sleep deeply,
while I watch, enchanted,
your delicate face...
And these fresh meats,
and these black braids,
they put in my heart
a thousand bad thoughts!
I would like to kiss you...
I would like to kiss you...
but my heart doesn't tell me
to wake you up...
to wake you up!...
I feel your heart
beating like the waves!
Sleeping, my angel,
who knows who you dream of...
Jealousy torments
my sick heart:
Are you dreaming of me?...Tell me!
Or are you dreaming of someone else?
I would like to kiss you...
I would like to kiss you...
but my heart doesn't tell me
to wake you up...
to wake you up!...