Mina
Munasterio 'e santa Chiara lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:35
Dimane? Ma vurría partí stasera
Tomorrow? But I'd like to leave tonight
Luntano, no nun ce resisto cchiù
Far away, I can't take this any longer
Dice che c'è rimasto sulo 'o mare
They say only the sea remains
È 'o stesso 'e primma, chillu mare blu
It's the same as before, that blue sea
Munasterio 'e Santa Chiara
Monastery of Santa Chiara
Tengo 'o core scuro scuro
My heart is dark, dark
Ma pecché, pecché ogne sera
But why, why every evening
Penzo a Napule comm'era?
I think of Naples as it was?
Penzo a Napule comm'è?
I think of Naples as it is?
Funtanella 'e Capemonte
Fountain of Capemonte
Chistu core mme se schianta
This heart is about to break
Quanno sento 'e dí da 'a gente
When I hear what people say
Ca s'è fatto malamente
Because it’s gone terribly wrong
'Stu paese, ma pecché?
This country, but why?
No, nun è overo
No, it's not true
No, io nun ce créro
No, I don't believe it
E moro cu 'sta smania 'e turnà a Napule
And I die with this longing to return to Naples
Ma ch'aggi' 'a fà?
But what should I do?
Mme fa paura 'e ce turnà
I'm scared to go back
No, nun è overo
No, it's not true
No, io nun ce créro
No, I just can't believe it
E moro pe 'sta smania 'e turnà a Napule
And I die for this urge to return to Naples
Ma ch'aggi' 'a fà?
But what am I supposed to do?
Mme fa paura 'e ce turnà
It frightens me to go back
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Key vocabulary
- dimane
- tomorrow
- vurría
- would
- stasera
- tonightB2
- luntano
- far
- ce
- here
- resisto
- I resist
- cchiù
- more
- sulo
- only
- dice
- saysA1
- mare
- seaA1
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About this song
Mina, Italian vocalist and performer, is known for Italian pop that incorporates R&B, bossa nova, jazz, and disco. She is recognized for her influential mid-century breakthrough and a sustained chart-topping career marked by major hits such as “Tintarella di Luna” and “Grande, Grande, Grande.”