Translation of the song 'A minestrina artist Mina

I' t'aggi''a dì,

I must tell you,

femmena, femmena, t'aggi''a dì,

woman, woman, I must tell you

femmena, femmena, me faje murì

woman, woman, you make me die

d'ammore e comm' 'a luna sî

of love, and you are like the moon

dint''a nuttata mia.

inside my night.

E intanto che la minestrina cuoce,

And while the soup cooks,

sona 'a radio doce doce

the radio plays a sweet song,

na canzuna ca me piace

a song that I like to

murmuriare mbracci' a te.

whisper in your arms.

I' t'aggi''a dì,

I have to tell you,

femmena, femmena, t'aggi''a dì,

woman, woman, I must tell you

femmena, femmena, me faje murì

woman, woman, you make me die

d'ammore e comm' 'a luna sî

of love, and you are like the moon

dint''a nuttata mia.

inside my night.

E passa e va 'a canzuncella doce,

And the sweet little song rushes in

sona 'o manduline e luce,

the mandolin plays and shines

canta na scafata voce

an expert voice sings

murmuriata mbracci' a te.

whispered in your arms.

I' t'aggi''a dì,

I have to tell you,

pagine, pagine t'aggi''a dì.

pages, pages (of things) I have to tell you.

S'è scotta 'a minestrina mia

My soup is over cooked,

e nuje, tenimmo famma nuje

and we are hungry

e n'ata cosa, nuje…

of something else, we ...