Translation of the song Beta Filava artist Rino Gaetano
Beta Filava
Berta was spinning [all around]
E Berta filava
'N Berta was spinning
E filava la lana
Was spinning wool
La lana e l’amianto
Wool and asbestos
Del vestito del santo
For the Saint's dess
Che andava sul rogo
[Burning] at the stake.
E mentre bruciava
While he was burning
Urlava e piangeva
[He] screamed and cried
E la gente diceva
And people were saying:
Anvedi che santo
«Awfully nice is that Saint,
Vestito d’amianto
[All] dress up with asbestos»
E Berta filava
'N Berta was flirting1,
E filava con Mario
Berta was flirting with Mario,
E filava con Gino
Berta was flirting with Gino,
E nasceva il bambino
And then [her] baby born –
Che non era di Mario
he was neither Mario's
Che non era di Gino
nor Gino's baby.
E Berta filava
'N Berta was scramming2,
Filava a dritto
She was scramming right ahead
E filava di lato
And scramming on a side,
E filava, filava
And was spinning, she was spinning,
E filava la lana
She was spinning the whool.
(E filava, filava
(She was spining, spinning
E filava, filava
She was spining, spinning
E filava, filava
She was spining, spinning
E filava, filava
She was spining, spinning
E filava, filava)
She was spining, spinning)
E Berta filava
'N Berta was spinning
E Berta filava e filava la lana
'N Berta was spinning and was spinning wool
Filava l’amianto
Wool and asbestos
Del vestito del santo
For the Saint's dess
Che andava sul rogo
[Burning] at the stake.
E mentre bruciava
While he was burning
Urlava e piangeva
[He] screamed and cried
E la gente diceva anvedi che santo
And people were saying:
Vestito d’amianto
«Awfully nice is that Saint,
E Berta filava
'N Berta was flirting,
filava con Mario
Berta was flirting with Mario,
Filava con Gino
Berta was flirting with Gino,
E nasceva il bambino
And then [her] baby born –
Che urlava e piangeva
[He] screamed and cried
E la gente diceva anvedi che santo
And people were saying «Awfully nice is that Saint»
E Berta filava
'N Berta was spinning,
Filava con Gino
Berta was scramming with Gino,
Filava il bambino
Berta was paying attention2 to the baby,
Cullava cullava
She was rocking, was rocking [the baby]
Filava l’amianto
She was spinning asbestos,
E Berta filava
'N Berta was spinning.