Te si' fatta 'na veste scullata,/ you've bought a low-cut dress
nu cappiello cu 'e nastre e cu 'e rrose.../ a hat with a ribbon and roses
Stive 'mmiezo a tre o quattro sciantose,/ you were with three or four coquettes
e parlave francese... è accussì?/ and you were talking french...isn't it so?
Fuje l'autriere ca t'aggio 'ncuntrata?/ was the other day when i met you?
Fuje l'autriere, a Tuleto, gnorsì.../ yeah, 'twas the other day in tuleto
T'aggio vuluto bene a te.../ i've loved you
Tu m'è vuluto bene a me!/ you've loved me
Mo nun 'nce amammo cchiù,/ now we are not in love anymore
ma 'e vvote tu/ but sometimes you
distrattamente pienze a me!/ carelessly think of me
Reginè, quanno stive cu mmico/ Reginella, when we were together
non magnave ca pane e cerase,/ we ate nothing but bread and kisses
nuie campavamo 'e vase! E che vase,/ we were living on kisses, and what kisses!
tu cantave e chiagnive pe' me.../ you were singing and crying for me
E 'o cardillo cantava cu ttico:/ nd the goldfinch used to sing along with you
Reginella 'o vuo' bene a 'stu rre/ Reginella do you love this king?
T'aggio vuluto bene a te.../ i've loved you
Tu m'è vuluto bene a me!/ you've loved me
Mo nun 'nce amammo cchiù,/ now we are not in love anymore
ma 'e vvote tu/ but sometimes you
distrattamente pienze a me!/ carelessly think of me
Oj cardillo, a chi aspiette stasera?/ hey, goldfinch, who are you waiting for tonight?
Nun 'o vide? aggio aperta 'a cajola,/ can't you see? I've opened the cage
Reginella è vulata, e tu vola!/ reginella flew away, so you fly too!
Vola e canta, nun chiagnere ccà!/ fly and sing, don't cry
t'he' 'à truva' 'na patrona sincera/ for you have to find a honest mistress
ca è cchiù degna 'e sentirte 'e cantà./ someone more worthy of hearing your singing
T'aggio vuluto bene a te.../ i've loved you
Tu m'è vuluto bene a me!/ you've loved me
Mo nun 'nce amammo cchiù,/ now we are not in love anymore
ma 'e vvote tu/ but sometimes you
distrattamente pienze a me!/ carelessly think of me
Last edited by Ligeia; 05-02-2011 at 06:34 PM.
"-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!"