Sicilia Bedda

Beautiful Sicily

Sicilia Bedda

Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
I want to play by that fountainvogghiu iucari cu 'dda funtanedda
Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
I miss running in the alley,m'ammanca assai curriri 'nda vanedda,

The eyes of envy always missing,l'occhi d'immiria cianu sempri ammanciari,
that want to suck the blood from the land,ca a la terra voli 'u sangu sucari,
and the jackals making deals,e a li sciacalli ca si fannu ragioni,
that on the temples cause chaos and confusionca supra i templi fannu casi e casuni

Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
Full of fire and sulfurPrena di focu ie di suffaredda
Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
It gets into your heart, born from anger,trasi 'ndo cori, nesci de vuredda,

I can't think that abovenun pozzu iu pinsari ca' supra
the street will be,lu strittu sarà,
a great shadow that will darken the sea,na granni ummra ca lu mari oscurerà,
where all the fish belly up andca tutti i pisci mischineddi a panza all'aria e
eyes outl'occhi fora
just waiting for someone else toaspettanu sulu ca quaccunu cchiù
not dienun mora

Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
Like a sun, like a vastness,comu nu suli, comu na vastedda,
Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
we sing with so much anger,niautri a cantami cu' tantii sturnedda,

proverbs, phrases, stories and whispersproverdi, frasi, cunti e miniminagghi
they speak like so many tonguesjanu paroli comu tanti tenagghi
that little by little the people would want to understand,ca picca picca a genti i uora i vulissi capiri,
if this mess could ever endfossi stu schifu si putissi finiri

Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
let me taste the sweet little granddaughter,fammi tastari a duci nipitedda,
Beautiful Sicily, Beautiful Sicily,Sicilia bedda, Sicilia bedda,
break the limits and give me another faithspacca 'n limini ie dammi n'autra fedda

with this ending I make a vow of courage to my people,cu stu finali fazzu 'n votu ri curaggiu a mo' genti,
from Sarausa to the square of Girgentida Sarausa finu a chiazza di Girgenti
Avola, Noto, Palazzolo, Solarino and PachinoAvola, Noto, Palazzolo, Solarino e Pachino
We have a heart full of hope.Avemu 'n cori di speranza chinu chinu.