Italian lyrics/Poem translated to English please: Si t'o sapesse dicere di Canzoni Na

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    cmyers said:

    Default Italian lyrics/Poem translated to English please: Si t'o sapesse dicere di Canzoni Na

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    (Eduardo De Filippo)



    Ah... si putesse dicere
    chello c' 'o core dice;
    quanto sarria felice
    si t' 'o sapesse dģ!

    E si putisse sčntere
    chello c' 'o core sente,
    dicisse: «Eternamente
    voglio restą cu te!»

    Ma 'o core sape scrivere?
    'O core č analfabeta,
    č comm'a nu płeta
    ca nun sape cantą.

    Se mbroglia... sposta 'e vvirgule...
    nu punto ammirativo...
    mette nu congiuntivo
    addņ nun nce 'adda stą...

    E tu c' 'o staje a ssčntere
    te mbruoglie appriess' a isso,
    comme succede spisso...
    E addio Felicitą!
     
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    Ligeia said:

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    Ah... si putesse dicere/ if i could tell you
    chello c' 'o core dice;/ what my heart is telling me
    quanto sarria felice/ i'd be so happy
    si t' 'o sapesse dģ!/ if i only could

    E si putisse sčntere/ and if you could feel
    chello c' 'o core sente,/ what my heart feels
    dicisse: «Eternamente/ you'd say "eternally
    voglio restą cu te!»/ i wanna be with you

    Ma 'o core sape scrivere?/ but can the heart write?
    'O core č analfabeta,/ the heart is illiterate
    č comm'a nu płeta/ is like a poet
    ca nun sape cantą./ who can't sing

    Se mbroglia... sposta 'e vvirgule... /it gets confused, moves commas
    nu punto ammirativo.../ an exclamation mark
    mette nu congiuntivo/ it puts a subjunctive
    addņ nun nce 'adda stą.../ where it shouldn't

    E tu c' 'o staje a ssčntere/ and you who listen to it
    te mbruoglie appriess' a isso,/ you get confused along with him
    comme succede spisso.../ as if often happens
    E addio Felicitą! / and goodbye happiness
    "-Please tell me you're going to appeal to my humanity..."
    "-Actually, I'm planning to threaten you."

    "Well, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Evil plots don't just make themselves, you know!"