Translation of the song Aummo... Aummo... artist Renzo Arbore

catari',

Caterina

tu nun jesce mai da casa

you never leave home

perche' nun te fanno asci'

because they won't let you go out

catari',

Caterina

sto murenno pe st'ammore

I'm dying for this love

nun me fido cchiu' e suffri

I don't want to suffer anymore

catari',

Caterina

ce le ha di a sti genitori,

I've told it to your parents

mo' l'avessero ferni'

now they may have ended it (our relationship)

catari',

Caterina

nun te pozzo vasa'

I cannot kiss you

io me sento e muri'

I feel like dying

quacche notte zitto zitto

some night little by little

chiano chiano a pere e chiummo

inch by inch on foot I'm pressing on

aumm aumm

hush hush

saglie n'coppa quatto quatto

climbing up on all fours

mazzecanno chewing gumm

chewing gum

aumm aumm

hush hush

nun m'appiccio a sigaretta

I won't light a cigarette

ca si no se vede o fummo

so they won't see the smoke

aumm aumm

hush hush

si ce n'coccia quaccheduno

if there's someone in front

c'ammuina po' veni'

he may come to the back (of the house)

catari',

Caterina

e si trovo a porta chiusa,

and if I find the door locked

sai che faccio pe trasi'

you know what I'll do to come in

catari',

Caterina

tengo pronto tutto o piano

I've everything ready, the plan

pe fa' chello ca voglio io

to do the thing I want

catari',

Caterina

ce sta sotto a capa e o cane

a head below there's the dog,

ce vo a scala pe sagli'

a ladder is needed to climb

catari',

Caterina

t'aggia a forza vasa',

I need to kiss you badly

nun me fido e suffri'

I don't want to suffer

quacche notte zitto zitto

some night little by little

chiano chiano a pere e chiummo

inch by inch on foot I'm pressing on

aumm aumm

hush hush

saglie n'coppa quatto quatto

climbing up on all fours

mazzecanno chewing gumm

chewing gum

aumm aumm

hush hush

nun m'appiccio a sigaretta

I won't light a cigarette

ca si no se vede o fummo

so they won't see the smoke

aumm aumm

hush hush

si ce n'coccia quaccheduno

if there's someone in front

c'ammuina po' veni'

he may come to the back

catari',

Caterina

catari',

Caterina

catari',

Caterina

ce le ha di' a sti genitori

I've told it to your parents

mo l'avessero a ferni'

now they may have ended it

catari',

Caterina

t'aggia a forza vasa',

I need to kiss you badly

nun me fido e suffri'

I don't want to suffer

aumm aumm

hush hush

aumm aumm

hush hush

aumm aumm

hush hush

aumm aumm

hush hush