Serenatella sciue' sciue'

Little Serenade

Serenatella sciue' sciue'

My heart said: "Give it a shot,Ha ditto 'o core mio:"Fa' 'o tentativo,
At midnight go under the boat,a mezanotte va' sott''o barcone,
She only did it to tease you,chella ll'ha fatto sulo pe' currivo
But she'll listen if you sing her a song."ma se fa 'ntennerí cu na canzone".

And I'm back here,E i' só' turnato ccá,
And I'm back here,e i' só' turnato ccá,
With this guitar of minecu 'sta chitarra mia
To sing to you.pe' t''a cantá.

But this little serenadeMa 'sta serenatella
That I bring to youca i' porto a te
Is a serenadeè na serenatella
Just for you.sciué sciué.

Because if you don't hear me,Pecché, si nun mme siente,
I stay indifferent,io resto indifferente,
With a thousand burning voices'a mille vocche ardente
I want to kiss you.mme voglio fá vasá.

So this little songPerciò 'sta canzuncella
That I sing to youca i' canto a te
Is a serenadeè na serenatella
Just for you.sciué sciué.

You haven't given me peace for a momentTu nun mm'hê dato pace nu mumento
And you've made me lose my patience.e mme ll'hê fatta perdere 'a pacienza.
If now, while singing, I put in my feelings,Si mo, cantanno, metto 'o sentimento,
I do it more out of a sense of duty.'o ffaccio cchiù pe' scrupolo 'e cuscienza.

My heart said: "Go"'O core ha ditto: "Va'"
My heart said: "Go"'O core ha ditto: "Va'"
And I couldn'tE nun mme só'
Refuse it.pututo rifiutá.

But this little serenadeMa 'sta serenatella
That I bring to youca i' porto a te
Is a serenadeè na serenatella
Just for you.sciué sciué.

Because if you don't hear me,Pecché, si nun mme siente,
I stay indifferent,io resto indifferente,
With a thousand burning voices'a mille vocche ardente
I want to kiss you.mme voglio fá vasá.

So this little songPerciò 'sta canzuncella
That I sing to youca i' canto a te
Is a serenadeè na serenatella
Just for you.sciué sciué.

Because if you don't hear me,Pecché, si nun mme siente,
I stay indifferent,io resto indifferente,
With a thousand burning voices'a mille vocche ardente
I want to kiss you.mme voglio fá vasá.

So this little songPerciò 'sta canzuncella
That I sing to youca i' canto a te
Is a serenadeè na serenatella
Just for you.sciué sciué.

Just for you!Sciue' sciue'!