
Susana Baca
Luna rossa lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Spanish
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2006
- Length
- 5:40
Vaco distrattamente abbandunata
I walk abandoned, distracted
Ll'uocchie sott' 'o cappiello annascunnute
The eyes hidden under the hat
Mane 'int' 'a sacca e bávero aizata
Hand in the bag and head held high
Vaco siscanno ê stelle ca só' asciute
I’m listening to the stars that have come out
E 'a luna rossa mme parla 'e te
And the red moon speaks to me of you
Io lle domando si aspiette a me
I ask her if she's waiting for me
E mme risponne: "Si 'o vvuó' sapé
And she replies: 'If you want to know,
Ccá nun ce sta nisciuna"
Here there’s no one'
E i' chiammo 'o nomme pe' te vedé
And I call your name to see you
Ma, tutt"a gente ca parla 'e te
But, everyone talks about you
Risponne: "E' tarde che vuó' sapé?!
She responds: "It's late, what do you want to know?!
Ccá nun ce sta nisciuna!"
There's no one here!"
Luna rossa
Red moon
Chi mme sarrá sincera?
Who will be sincere with me?
Luna rossa
Red moon
Se n'è ghiuta ll'ata sera
She left last night
Senza mme vedé
Without seeing me
E io dico ancora ch'aspetta a me
And I still say to wait for me
For' 'o barcone stanott'ê ttre
Outside the boat tonight at three
E prega 'e Sante pe' mme vedé
And pray to the Saints to see me
Ma nun ce sta nisciuna
But there's no one here
Mille e cchiù appuntamente aggio tenuto
I've had a thousand and more appointments
Tante e cchiù sigarette aggio appicciata
I've lit a ton of cigarettes
Mille tazze 'e café mme só' bevuto
I've drunk a thousand cups of coffee
Mille vucchelle amare aggio vasato
I've kissed a thousand bitter lips
E 'a luna rossa mme parla 'e te
And the red moon speaks to me of you
Io lle domando si aspiette a me
I ask it if you're waiting for me
E mme risponne: "Si 'o vvuó' sapé
And it replies: 'If you want to know'
Ma nun ce sta nisciuna"
But there's no one here
La luna roja me habla de ti
The red moon tells me about you
Yo le pregunto si me esperas a mi
I ask her if you're waiting for me
Y me responde:
And she replies:
"Si quieres saber
"If you want to know
Ma nun ce sta nisciuna"
There isn’t anyone here"
Ma nun ce sta nisciuna"
There isn’t anyone here"
Ma nun ce sta nisciuna"
There isn’t anyone here"
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Key vocabulary
- vaco
- void
- distrattamente
- distractedly
- abbandunata
- abandoned
- ll'uocchie
- eyes
- che
- thatA2
- luna
- moonA2
- só
- onlyA2
- sott
- under
- cappiello
- hat
- annascunnute
- hidden
About this song
Susana Baca is Peruvian vocalist associated with Afro-Peruvian musical traditions. She is known for her interpretation of Afro-Peruvian repertoire, including the widely heard recording of “Maria Lando” featured on David Byrne’s The Soul of Black Peru.