'Ndo vadduni da Scammacca
In the valley of Scammacca
i carritteri ogni tantu
the carters from time to time
lassaunu i loru bisogni
left their dejections
e i muscuni ciabbulaunu supra.
and the blowflies buzzed over
Jeumu a caccia di lucettuli…
and we went hunting lizards…
'a litturina da ciccum-etnea1,
The Circum-Aetnean diesel railcar,
i saggi ginnici2, 'u Nabuccu,
the school concerts, the Nabucco,
'a scola sta finennu.
school will soon be over.
Man manu ca passunu li jonna
As the years are going by
sta frevi mi trasi 'nda ll'ossa
this fever gets into my bones,
‘ccu tuttu ca fora c'è 'a guerra
though war is raging outside
mi sentu stranizza d'amuri…
I feel the miracle of love,
È quannu t'ancontru 'nda strata
And when I meet you in the street
mi veni 'na scossa 'ndo cori
I feel a shock in my heart,
'ccu tuttu ca fora si mori
though death is raging outside
na' mori stranizza d’amuri…
the miracle of love does not die
E quannu t'ancontru 'nda strata
And when I meet you in the street
mi veni 'na scossa 'ndo cori
I feel a shock in my heart,
'ccu tuttu ca fora si mori
though death is raging outside
na' mori stranizza d’amuri…
the miracle of love does not die
Man manu ca passunu li jonna
As the years are going by
sta frevi mi trasi 'nda ll'ossa
this fever gets into my bones,
‘ccu tuttu ca fora c'è 'a guerra
though war is raging outside
mi sentu stranizza d'amuri…
I feel the miracle of love,