Translation of the song Dondo dondo artist Italian Folk

Dondo dondo, dondo dondo

Ding dong, ding dong,

icché tu fai a questo mondo?

what are you doing in this world?

Io lo faccio e' ch'icché posso

I just do what I can

con il mio bambino addosso.

while holding my child.

Dirindina s'ha a fa' le frittelle,

Dirindina, we have got to make pancakes

dirindina le s'hanno a fa' belle.

dirindina, we must make them nice.

Dirindina s'ha a fa' le frittelle,

Dirindina, we have got to make pancakes

ci manca l'olio e la farina;

we're out of both flour and oil

se ci manca la padella

if we don't have a pan

e' si chiede alla vicina.

we'll borrow one from the neighbour

Dirindina e dirindà,

Dirindina, dirindà

chi gli avanza l'aspetterà.

he who is in credit must wait.

Ninna nanna che tu crepi,

Lullaby, I wish you died,

che ti portin via preti,

I wish you were carried away by priests,

che ti portino 'n camposanto;

wish they would take you to the cemetery;

fa' la nanna, angiolo santo.

Fall asleep, my holy angel!