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Di Pino Daniele Napul’è mille culure Napul’è’ mille paure Napul’è a voce de’ criature che saglie chianu chianu e tu sai ca’ nun si sulo Napul’è nu sole amaro Napul’è addore e’ mare Napul’è ‘na carta sporca e nisciuno se ne importa e ognuno aspetta a’ ciorta. Napul’è na’ camminata inte viche miezo all’ato Napul’è tutto nu suonno e a’ sape tutt’o’ mun no ma nun sanno a verità Napul’è mille culure Napul’è nu sole amaro Napul’è na’ carta sporca Napul’è na’ camminata inte viche in miezo all’ato Napul’è tutto nu suonno Napul’è mille culure Napul’è mille culure |
Naples is
By Pino Daniele Naples is a thousand colours Naples is a thousand fears Naples is the sound of children’s voices slowly rising and you know you’re not alone Naples is a bitter sun Naples is a scent is the sea Naples is a dirty sheet of paper and no-one seems to care and everyone awaits their destiny Naples is a stroll along the city streets among others Naples is all a reverie and the whole world knows but they don’t know the truth Naples is a thousand colours Naples is a bitter sun Naples is a dirty sheet of paper Naples is a stroll along the city streets among others Naples is all a reverie Naples is a thousand colours Naples is a thousand colours translation by ©Matilda Colarossi |
Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter, and guitarist whose music covered numerous genres, including pop, blues, jazz, and Italian and Middle Eastern music.
As my Neopolitan friend told me, he was able to give Naples, in all its differences, a voice. Pino spoke to them and for them.
He lives forever through his music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGo6ivsaUhk
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