'Na Canzuncella Doce Doce/ a sweet sweet song
Oh - Oh...
Oh - Oh...
Oh - Oh...
Oh - Oh...
Aggio girato 'o munno sott'e 'ncoppa,/ I've wandered around the world
e, cammenanno só' arrivato ccá!/ and walking I've arrived here.
Mme porto sempe appriesso 'o pianoforte.../ I always carry my piano with me
pecché nun pòzzo stá senza suná.../ 'cause I always need to play
Facíteme cantá na canzuncella/ let me sing a song
che, a tuttuquante, voglio dedicá.../ I want to dedicate it to you all
Voglio cantá na canzuncella doce doce.../ I want to sing a sweet sweet song
ca parte 'a Napule e luntano pò arrivá.../ a song that would spread from Napoli to far away places
Na canzuncella ca facesse truvá pace/ a song that could help finding peace
a tutt''a gente ca 'int''a pace nun ce sta.../ to all the ones who don't have it
Na canzuncella ca trasesse dint''o core/ a song that could reach people's hearts
e putesse fá rummore/ and could make noise
pe' chi nun vò' sentí.../ for those who are loath to hear
Na canzuncella ca dicesse a tuttuquante:/ a song that would tell everyone:
"Vulíteve cchiù bene e io só' cuntenta..."/ "just love each other a little more and I'll be happy"
Oh - Oh...
Oh - Oh...
Oh - Oh...
Oh - Oh...
Mme piáciono 'e guagliune 'nnammurate/ I like the young lovers
si 'e vvéco, astritte astritte, 'e s'abbracciá.../ if I saw them holding each other tight, embraced
pecché se vònno bene uno cu ll'ata/ 'cause they love each other
e 'nzieme, tutt''a vita, vònno stá.../ and want to spend their lives together
Oje né', basta nu poco 'e sentimento../ see, a bit of love would suffice
e pò cantá cu me chi vò' cantá.../ and then anyone who wants to sing with me can do it
Jammo a cantá na canzuncella doce doce.../ let's sing a sweet sweet song
Na canzuncella ca trasesse dint''o core/ a song that could reach people's hearts
e putesse fá rummore/ and could make noise
pe' chi nun vò' sentí.../ for those who are loath to hear
Na canzuncella ca dicesse a tuttuquante:/ a song that would tell everyone:
"Vulíteve cchiù bene e io só' cuntenta..."/ "just love each other a little more and I'll be happy"
"-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!"