Fenesta ca lucive e mo' nun luceSign'è ca nenna mia stace ammalataS'affaccia la sorella e me lo diceNennella toja è morta e sotterrataChiagneva sempe ca durmeva solaMo' duorme co' li muorte accompagnataMo' duorme co' li muorte accompagnataVa nella chiesa e scuopre lu tavutoVide nennella toja comm'è turnataDa chella vocca che n'ascéano sciureMo' n'esceno li vierme, oh che pietateZi' parrucchiane mio, àbbice cura'Na lampa sempe tiénece allummata
Tha window which used to shine, shines for me no moreA sign my beloved is sickHer sister appeared and told meYour beloved is dead and buriedCrying always for she slept alone,Now she sleeps accompanied by the deadNow she sleeps accompanied by the deadGoing to the church and found her casketLook at your beloved one,as if she came backFrom those lips - flowers used to come outNow worms come out of them, oh, what a pity!You, my priest, take care of herAlways keep a candle lit for her.