Tu Vuo' Fa Americano

[muffinman]

Please can someone provide and translate these lyrics.

[Lady_A]

It's hard to translate this song, as it is not written in literal Italian. I don't really understand the first part, but i've translated the rest so you can have some idea. I didn't translate word-by-word, but to render the idea. The title could be translated either "You want to be American", either "You want to pretend to be American". I hope it can be of some use

Puorte o cazone cu 'nu stemma arreto
'na cuppulella cu 'a visiera alzata.
Passe scampanianno pe' Tuleto
camme a 'nu guappo pe' te fa guardà!

Tu vuò fa l' americano!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN (or pretend to be American)
mmericano! mmericano
AMERICAN, AMERICAN
siente a me, chi t' ho fa fa?
WHO MAKES YOU DO THAT
tu vuoi vivere alla moda
YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE FASHION
ma se bevi whisky and soda
BUT IF YOU DRINK WHISKY AND SODA
po' te sente 'e disturbà.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE DISTURBED.

Tu abballe 'o roccorol
YOU DANCE ROCK'N'ROLL
tu giochi al basebal '
YOU PLAY BASEBALL
ma 'e solde pe' Camel
BUT THE MONEY TO BUY CAMEL CIGARETTS
chi te li dà? ...
WHO GIVES THEM TO YOU?
La borsetta di mammà!
YOUR MOTHER'S PURSE!

Tu vuò fa l' americano
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN
mmericano! mmericano!
AMERICAN, AMERICAN
ma si nato in Italy!
BUT YOU WERE BORN IN ITALY
siente a mme
HEAR ME OUT
non ce sta' niente a ffa
YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
o kay, napolitan!
OK, NAPOLITAN
Tu vuò fa l' american!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN
Tu vuò fa l' american!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN!

Comme te po' capì chi te vò bene
HOW CAN THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU UNDERSTAND YOU
si tu le parle 'mmiezzo americano?
IF YOU SPEAK HALF AMERICAN (ENGLISH)?
Quando se fa l 'ammore sotto 'a luna
WHEN YOU MAKE LOVE UNDER THE MOON
come te vene 'capa e di:"i love you!?"
WHAT WILL YOU SAY? "I LOVE YOU"?

Tu vuò fa l' americano!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN
mmericano! mmericano
AMERICAN, AMERICAN
siente a me, chi t' ho fa fa?
WHO MAKES YOU DO THAT
tu vuoi vivere alla moda
YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THE FASHION
ma se bevi whisky and soda
BUT IF YOU DRINK WHISKY AND SODA
po' te sente 'e disturbà.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE DISTURBED.

Tu abballe 'o roccorol
YOU DANCE ROCK'N'ROLL
tu giochi al basebal '
YOU PLAY BASEBALL
ma 'e solde pe' Camel
BUT THE MONEY TO BUY CAMEL CIGARETTS
chi te li dà? ...
WHO GIVES THEM TO YOU?
La borsetta di mammà!
YOUR MOTHER'S PURSE!

Tu vuò fa l' americano
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN
mmericano! mmericano!
AMERICAN, AMERICAN
ma si nato in Italy!
BUT YOU WERE BORN IN ITALY
siente a mme
HEAR ME OUT
non ce sta' niente a ffa
YOU'VE GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
o kay, napolitan!
OK, NAPOLITAN!
Tu vuò fa l' american!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN!
Tu vuò fa l' american!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN!
Tu vuò fa l' american!
YOU WANT TO BE AMERICAN!

[Aley68]

Hello
I can translate first part because it's neapolitan dialect and i have my best friend just of Napoli

Puorte o cazone cu 'nu stemma arreto
You wear trousers with a patch at the back
'na cuppulella cu 'a visiera alzata.
a small cap with the peak up
Passe scampanianno pe' Tuleto
you walk making boaster for Tuleto ( a zone)
camme a 'nu guappo pe' te fa guardà!
like a bully to make watched you

LADY A , My compliments for your translate because it was really difficult Ciao
Aley

[Lady_A]

Thank you, i did my best

[muffinman]

Many Thanks to Lady A and Aley68 this is one of my favorites and all my friends and I loved the music and needed to know the story behind it!

Tante Grazie,
Muffinman

[Lady_A]

You're welcome.

[Aley68]

It's a pleasure for me too
Ciao

[prajalpa]

ma se bevi whisky and soda
BUT IF YOU DRINK WHISKY AND SODA
po' te sente 'e disturbà.
Your stomach is disturbed, i.e. you get a stomach-ache

[prajalpa]

Really good translation I got off Youtube:

You're wearing trousers with a tag on the back
and a cap with the visor turned up,
parading around Tuleto
like a lady's man trying to be seen

You're acting all american,
american, american,
listen here: who's asking you to?

You want to be all trendy,
but if you drink "whisky and soda"
you always end up sick!

You're dancing rock and roll,
and playing baseball,
but where'd you get the money
for the Camel cigarettes?
Mummy's handbag!

You're acting all american,
american, american,
but you're born in Italy, listen here:
there's nothing you can do,
ok napoletano?!
You're acting all american,
american, american,

How can your loved one understand
if you're speaking half american?
When you're out loving uder the moon,
where do you get a phrase like "I love you"?

You're acting all american,
american, american,
but you're born in Italy, listen here:
there's nothing you can do,
ok napoletano?!
You're acting all american,
american, american,
...whisky soda e rock and roll