Domenico Modugno "Cavaddu cecu de la minera" lyrics

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Cavaddu cecu de la minera

1«A Peppì, iuh, come si stanco, Peppì, iih-ah, beddo, auh.»

Cavaddu, cavaddu cecu de la mineraca tiri, tiri cento carrelli chini ’e graunie nginucchiuni tu ti nni vai.

«Ah beddo, ah, ih-uh.»

Cavaddu, cavaddu cecu de la minera,nienti tie vidi, tuttu canusci,passu pe passu, passanu l’anni.Quandu si vecchio, tie torna allu suli,a chiddu suli ca nu vidi cchiui.E, nchiana, nchiana, nchiana, nchianacentu metri, mille metri, allu suli.Nu mare de luce, l’addori de l’erba,e ti ricordi quando eri forte,ca galoppavi, galoppa, galoppa,galoppa, galoppa, galoppa, galoppa,galoppa, galoppa, galoppa, galoppa,galoppa, galoppa, galoppa, galoppa,galoppa…

Aah-aah-aah.

Cavaddu, cavaddu cecu de la minera,mo’ sinti vecchio, vecchio e malato,abbandunato, cerchi la manu de l’omu.

«Peppì, comu si vecchio, Peppì, troppo vecchio.»

E sienti na cosa d’in costa a na ricchia,na cosa fridda intra na manu, na manu ca trema,e sienti ‹MBAM!›.

L’omu te guarda e t’incarizza,ma tie nu sienti,tie galoppi, galoppi, galoppi, galoppi,galoppi, galoppi, galoppi, galoppi,galoppi, galoppi, galoppi, galoppi…

Blind Horse of the Mine

1«A Peppì, iuh, you’re so tired, Peppì, iih-ah, good, auh.»2

Horse, blind horse of the mineyou that pull, pull a hundred carts full of coaland proceed on your knees.

«Ah good, ah, ih-uh.»

Horse, blind horse of the mine,you can see nothing, you know everything,step after step, years pass.When you’re old, you go back into the sun,to that sun you can no longer see.And you climb, climb, climb, climba hundred meters, a thousand meters, towards the sun.A flood of light, the smell of the grass,and you recall the time when you were strongand you galloped, gallop, gallop,gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,gallop…

Aah-aah-aah.

Horse, blind horse of the mine,now you’re old, old and sick,abandoned, you seek the hand of the man.

«Peppì, you’re so old, Peppì, too old.»

And you feel something next to your ear,something cold inside a hand, a shaking hand,and you hear ‹MBAM!›.

The man looks at you and caresses you,but you can’t feel it,you gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop,gallop, gallop, gallop, gallop…

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