Translation of the song La scillitana artist Esther Ofarim

Vitti na tigra dinta

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na silva 'scura, na silva 'scura

I saw a tiger inside

e cu lu chiantu miu mansueta fari.

a dark forest, a dark forest,

Vitti cu l'aqua

I saw that water,

na marmura dura, marmura dura

falling drop by drop, softened

calannu a guccia a guccia arrimudari.

a hard marble rock, a hardle marble rock.

E vui che siti bedda

And you, who are a beautiful

criatura criatura

being, being,

vi ni riditi di stu chiantu amari

you laugh at this bitter weeping,

vi ni riditi di stu chiantu amari.

you laugh at this bitter weeping.