I'm listening to - 2


Again, sorry for any mistakes, for I don't speak Italian.. Here's Danny Brillant:

Puorte o cazone cu' un stemma arrete
Na cuppulella cu' a visiera aizata
Passe scampanianno pe' Tuleto
Comme a' nu guappo pe' te fa guarda..

Tu vuo' fa l'americano
Mericano.. Mmmericano!
Siente a me, chi t'ho fa fa?
Tu vuoi vivere alla moda
Ma si bevi, whisky and soda
Pò te sente' e disturbà..
Tu abballe'o Rock n Roll
Tu giochi al baseball
Ma'e solde pe' camel
Chi te li dà?
La borsetta di mammà!

Tu vou' fa l'americano
Mericano, Mmmericano..
Ma si nato in Italy!
Siente a me non ce stà niente a fa
Okay Napolitan!
Tu vuo' fa l'american,
Tu vuo' fa l'american!

Comme te po' capi chi te vo bene
Si tu le parle 'mmiezzo Americano?
Quanno se fa l'amore sotto' a luna
Comme te vene' capa e di, I love you?

Tu vuo' fa l'americano
Mericano.. Mmmericano!
Siente a me, chi t'ho fa fa?
Tu vuoi vivere alla moda
Ma si bevi, whisky and soda
Pò te sente' e disturbà..
Tu abballe'o Rock n Roll
Tu giochi al baseball
Ma'e solde pe' camel
Chi te li dà?
La borsetta di mammà!

Tu vou' fa l'americano
Mericano, Mmmericano..
Ma si nato in Italy!
Siente a me non ce stà niente a fa
Okay Napolitan!
Tu vuo' fa l'american,
Tu vuo' fa l'american!

This song is in a pretty heavy Napolitan dialect, I'm told, nevertheless here's a rough translation:
You wear your trousers with a coat of arms on the behind
A small coppola with its neck lifted up
You go swinging through Tuleto like a bully
Because you want people to notice you..

You want to be American
Listen to me, what's the use of it?
You want to live fashionably
But when you drink whisky and soda
You feel sick
You dance rock and roll
You play baseball
But the money for Camels
Who will give it to you?
Mamma's purse!

You want to be American
But you were born in Italy!
Listen to me there's nothing that can be done
Okay, Napolitan!
You want to be American
You want to be American

How can you know the one who loves you
If you speak to her half in American?
When you're making love under the moon
How do you know how to say "I love you"?



No comments: