Massimo Ranieri "Lacrime Napulitane" lyrics

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Lacrime Napulitane

Mia cara madre,sta pe' trasí Natale,e a stá luntano cchiù mme sape amaro....Comme vurría allummá duje o tre biangale...comme vurría sentí nu zampugnaro!...

A 'e ninne mieje facitele 'o presebbioe a tavula mettite 'o piatto mio...facite, quann'è 'a sera d''a Vigiliacomme si 'mmiez'a vuje stesse pur'io...

E nce ne costa lacreme st'Americaa nuje Napulitane!...Pe' nuje ca ce chiagnimmo 'o cielo 'e Napule,comm'è amaro stu ppane!

Mia cara madre,che só, che só 'e denare?Pe' chi se chiagne 'a Patria, nun só niente!Mo tengo quacche dollaro, e mme pareca nun só' stato maje tanto pezzente!

Mme sonno tutt''e nnotte 'a casa miae d''e ccriature meje ne sento 'a voce...ma a vuje ve sonno comm'a na "Maria"...cu 'e spade 'mpietto, 'nnanz'ô figlio 'ncroce!

E nce ne costa lacreme st'Americaa nuje Napulitane!...Pe' nuje ca ce chiagnimmo 'o cielo 'e Napule,comm'è amaro stu ppane!

Mm'avite scrittoch'Assuntulella chiammachi ll'ha lassata e sta luntana ancora...Che v'aggi''a dí? Si 'e figlie vònno 'a mamma,facítela turná chella "signora".

Io no, nun torno...mme ne resto foree resto a faticá pe' tuttuquante.I', ch'aggio perzo patria, casa e onore,i só carne 'e maciello: Só emigrante!

E nce ne costa lacreme st'Americaa nuje Napulitane!...Pe' nuje ca ce chiagnimmo 'o cielo 'e Napule,comm'è amaro stu ppane!

Neapolitan tears

My dear mother,Christmas is approaching,being away has a bitter taste ...How I would like to see the fireworks ...and hear the music...

To see my children in the criband put food on my plate ...On Christmas eve,as if I were there with you ...

There are tears in this America.We Neapolitans,mourn the sky of Naples,how bitter is this bread!

My dear mother,why is this, what is this money?We mourn for our country, we are nothing!Now I have a few dollars, but I thinkthat have never been so poor!

I dream every night of my homeand I hear the voices of my children ...but you dream as a "Mary" ...with swords in your chest, facing your son on the cross!

There are tears in this America.We Neapolitans,mourn the sky of Naples,how bitter is this bread!

I have written that little Assunta asks,why has [her mother] leftand gone so far away? What can I say?The children want their mother,make her return.

Not me, I will not return I will stay awayto work for everyone.I have lost my country, my home, my honor,I am a meat slaughter: I am an immigrant!

There are tears in this America.We Neapolitans,mourn the sky of Naples,how bitter is this bread!

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