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Texts of the Neapolitan songs

Senza nisciuno


Museca: Ernesto De Curtis,

Vierze: Antonio Barbieri.

Anno: 1915

Without anyone


Music: Ernesto De Curtis,

Lyrics: Antonio Barbieri.

Year: 1915


Tramonta 'o sole,
Vintiquatt'ore
E sona Avemmaria.
Senza pparole
Mme faccio 'a croce
E penzo a mamma mia.

Che malasciorte, ahimmé!
Sulo… senza nisciuno
E tu… tu morta sì pe' mme,
Tu morta sì pe' mme!

E tu addò staje?
Tu ride e sì felice?
O sì scuntenta?
Nun chiagne maje?
E 'stu turmiento mio
Nun te turmenta?

Che malasciorte, ahimmé!
Sulo… senza nisciuno
E tu… tu morta sì pe' mme,
Tu morta sì pe' mme!

translated by Natalia Chernega


The sun goes down,
Twenty four hours
And Ave Maria sounds.
Without words
I cross myself
And think of my mom.

What a misfortune, alack!
I'm alone… without anyone
And you… you're died off for me,
You're died off for me!

And you, where are you?
Do you laugh, are you happy?
Or are you unhappy?
Don't you cry anymore?
And this my suffering,
Doesn't it torment you?

What a misfortune, alack!
I'm alone… without anyone
And you… you're died off for me,
You're died off for me!

translated by Natalia Chernega