Ninna Nanna Malandrineddu

Lullaby for the Little Rogue

Ninna Nanna Malandrineddu

Look at my beautiful sonGuardati stu figghiu meu quant'esti beddu
How much he resembles his fatherComu somigghia a lu so papa
He has those mischievous little eyesTeni l'occhiuzzi i malandrineddu
He has his mother's beautiful heartCori i stu cori beddhu da mammа

Listen to me, dear sonStami a sentiri figghuizzu caru
You were already born an orphanChi orfaneddu nascisti giа
Your father was killedU patri toi ti l'ammazzaru
With betrayal and infamyCu tradimentu e'nfamitа

And sing the lullaby, And sing the lullabyE fai la ninna, E fai la nanna
And sing the lullaby, And sing the lullabyE fai la ninna, E fai la nanna

You will have to grow up quicklyE tu t'ha fari randi, presti a crisciri
Chains and handcuffs will always beSferri e cuteddhi sempri ha maniari
You have to maintain the family's honorL'onuri da famigghia ha manteniri
Your father's son will avengeFigghiuzzu a to patri l'ha vendicari

Forgive me for these wordsDammi pirdunu i sti paroli
But I can't resign myselfMa no mi pozzu rassegnari
Drive away this hatred that I hold in my heartCacciami st'odiu chi tegnu'nto cori
Your father's son will avengeFigghiu a to'patri l'ha vendicari

And sing the lullaby, And sing the lullabyE fai la ninna, E fai la nanna
And sing the lullaby, And sing the lullabyE fai la ninna, E fai la nanna