Songs

Nuje ca perdimmo 'a pace e 'o suonno,
Do we both lie restless, losing sleep
nun ce dicimmo maje pecché?
never confessing why?
Vocche ca vase nun ne vonno,
There may be mouths not longing to be kissed,
nun só' sti vvocche oje né'!
But they are not ours!
Pure, te chiammo e nun rispunne
Yet, I call out to you and you do not reply
pe' fa dispietto a me
holding me in contempt

Tenímmoce accussí: anema e core
We must bind together like heart and soul
nun ce lassammo cchiù, manco pe' n'ora
let us no longer part ways, not even for an hour
stu desiderio 'e te mme fa paura
this desire for you fills me with fear
Campá cu te,
A desire to live my life with you,
sempe cu te,
always with you,
pe' nun murí
or die

Che ce dicimmo a fá parole amare,
Why do we trade bitter words,
si 'o bbene po' campá cu nu respiro?
when sweetness is borne of a single breath?
Si smanie pure tu pe' chist'ammore,
If this love torments you too,
tenímmoce accussí anema e core!
we must bind together like heart and soul!

Perhaps my weeping will prove sweet
Forse sarrá ca 'o chianto è doce,
perhaps good will come of it
forse sarrá ca bene fa
Yet even when I feel more joyful,
Quanno mme sento cchiù felice,
it is not true joy
nun è felicitá
Especially when you, on occasion,
Specie si ê vvote tu mme dice,
deign to speak truthfully to me
distratta, 'a veritá

Tenímmoce accussí anema e core!
We must bind together like heart and soul
nun ce lassammo cchiù, manco pe' n'ora
let us no longer part ways, not even for an hour
stu desiderio 'e te mme fa paura
this desire for you fills me with fear
Campá cu te,
A desire to live my life with you,
sempe cu te,
always with you,
pe' nun murí
or die

Che ce dicimmo a fá parole amare,
Why do we trade bitter words,
si 'o bbene po' campá cu nu respiro?
when sweetness is borne of a single breath?
Si smanie pure tu pe' chist'ammore,
If this love torments you too
tenímmoce accussí anema e core!
we must bind together like heart and soul!