Jeri mentri calava pi la chiana
Pi strata haju 'ncuntratu 'na viddanedda
Ca pi manu purtava 'na quartaredda,
Ca a l'acqua si nni iva a la funtanedda.

E iu m'avvicinai tuttu cuntenti,
Ci dissi: "Bedda mia, chi sì sciacquata!"
Idda si vota comu 'n'arraggiata
E mi po' desi 'na gran timbulata.

Nun mi la scordu, no, 'sta viddanedda
Quannu la viju la canusciu a l'ura.
A idda vogghiu, a idda m'ati a dari
Ca idda mi trasiu 'ntra lu cori.

Avi la caminatura tutta baggiana
Ca di luntanu la canusciu a l'ura,
Ca di luntanu la canusciu a l'ura
E la canusciu di la caminatura.

– E si lu sannu li me' frati ca tegnu?
'Nmezzu a la chiazza ti vennu a ammazzari.
– Si li to' frati foru 'nu seicentu
'Nmezzu a seicentu ti vegnu a vasari.

'Ngalera nun ci vaju e tu lu sai
Ca sunnu cosi d'amuri
E nun mi pentu.

'Nmezzu a la chiazza la furca è cunzata.
Quannu l'amuri c'è 'un si guadda a vita,
Quannu l'amuri c'è 'un si guadda a vita.
Ti vogghiu beni assai e già lu sai.

'Sta viddanedda muriri mi fa.

Yesterday while I was going down to the plain,
On my way, I met a peasant girl,
She was carrying a jug in her hand
As she went to the spring for water.

And I approached her with such joy,
I said to her: "My beauty, you are soaked!"
She turned in anger
And slapped me so hard.

I will not forget that peasant girl, no,
When I see her, I'll recognize her right away.
I need her, they must give her to me
Because she stole my heart.

She has a haughty gait
That I immediately recognize from afar,
That I immediately recognize from afar,
I recognize her from her gait.

– What if my brothers find out about this?
They will come to the square to kill you.
– Even if you had six hundred brothers,
Surrounded by those six hundred ones I'd kiss you.

I won't go to the prison, and you know it,
Because it's all because of love,
And I don't regret it.

A gallows is ready in the center of the square.
With love, life doesn't matter as much,
With love, life doesn't matter as much.
I love you so much, and you already know it.

This peasant girl makes me die.