Translation of the song Cecilia artist Sergio Endrigo

Cecilia va nel carcere a trovare suo marì

Cecilia goes to jail; she is looking for her husband

Cecilia va nel carcere a trovare suo marì

Cecilia goes to jail; she is looking for her husband

Caro marito mio, ‘na cossa te devo dir,

My dear husband, I have something to tell you,

ghe xe un capitano ch’el vol dormir con mi

there is a captain who wants to sleep with me

Dormi, va là, Cecilia, salva la vita a mi.

Sleep(with him), go there, Cecilia, save my life!

Prepara i linsioi bianchi e l’letto ben fornì

Set up white sheets and prepare the bed nicely

Cos’è la mezanote Cecilia dà un sospir

The closer it gets to midnight, the more Cecilia sighs

Cos’è la mezanote Cecilia dà un sospir

The closer it gets to midnight, the more Cecilia sighs

Cossa gastu Cecilia che no ti pol dormir?

What's wrong, Cecilia, why can't you sleep?

Mi go ‘na smania in petto che me

I feel disturbed in my chest

par de morir

because I feel that he will die

Co’xe nel far del giorno Cecilia va al balcon

The day is starting and Cecilia steps out to balcon

la vede el suo marìdo tacado a picolòn

She observes her husband hanged on gallows

Bogia de un capitano, ti ti me ga tradì.

Damn you Captain, you betrayed me!

Ti m’ha tolto l’onore e la vita a mio marì

You have taken away my honor and my husband's life