Candelora

Candelora

Candelora

When the time of Candelora comes,Quanno veneva ’o tiempo ‘e Cannelora,
we’d clear out the old stuff and bring in the new...ferneva ‘a robba vecchia e asceva ‘o nuovo…
And all the land like a young girl,E tutt’’a terra comm’a ‘na figliola,
would get ready to receive the blessing...s’appriparava p’avè ‘a benerizione…

And all the big and small onesE tutte quante gruosse e piccerille
would light candles, more than a thousand,cannele ne appicciavano a cchiù ‘e mille,
to drive out the bad from inside the houses,pe’ mannà fòra ‘o mmale ‘a dint’’e case,
and to bless the hands for the coming year...e pe’ vasà ‘e mmane a l’anno ca trase…

Feel it, yeah,Siente siè,
this sun that’s here,‘stu sole che r’è,
caresses you like a king.t’accarezza comm’’a ‘nu rre
Feel it, yeah,Siente siè
this air that’s here,chest’aria che r’è,
it’s time for music in my heart.è tiempo ‘e musica ‘mpietto a mme.

Let’s eat, my friends, and then we’ll drink,Magnammo amici miei e po’ bevimmo,
as long as there’s light in the lantern,fin quando ce stà uoglio a la lucerna,
who knows if in the other world we’ll see each other,chissà si a l’auto munno nce vedimmo,
who knows if in the other world there’s a tavern...chissà si a l’auto munno nce stà taverna…

Feel it, yeah,Siente siè,
this land that’s here‘sta terra che r’è
is a queen without a king...è riggina senza ‘nu rre…
Feel it, yeah,Siente siè,
this party that’s here,‘sta festa che r’è,
spins the world around you...gir’’o munno attuorno a te…

My girl, if you want to dance,Guagliona mia si vuo’ fa’ lu ballo,
don’t lift your dress until the new year.nun t’aiza’ la vesta ‘o primmo ‘e l’anno