English, Neapolitan
O Marenariello (I Have But One Heart)
English translation
The Young Sailor (I Have But One Heart)
facimmo 'ammore,
we will make love,
a core a core,
heart to heart,
pe' nce spassá.
for the pleasure.
Só' marenaro
I am a fisherman
e tiro 'a rezza
and I pull in nets
ma, p''allerezza
but, from joy,
stóngo'a murí.
I am about to die.
My darling until I saw you,
My darling until I saw you,
I never felt this way,
I never felt this way,
and nobody else before you
and nobody else before you
ever has heard me say:
ever has heard me say:
You are my one love.
You are my one love.
My life I live for you.
My life I live for you.
I have but one heart
I have but one heart
to give to you.
to give to you.
My darling until I saw you,
My darling until I saw you,
I never felt this way.
I never felt this way.
Nobody else before you
Nobody else before you
ever has heard me say:
ever has heard me say:
You are my one love.
You are my one love.
My life I live for you.
My life I live for you.
I have but one heart
I have but one heart
to give to you.
to give to you.