Passione - Passion

Cchiù luntana me staje, Cchiù vicina te sento. Chi sà a chistu mumento Tu a che pienze? Che faje? Tu m'hê miso 'int' ê vvene 'Nu veleno ca è doce. Nun me pesa 'sta croce Ca trascino pe' tte! Te voglio, te penzo, Te chiammo! Te veco, te sento, Te sonno! È 'n'anno, Ce pienze ca è 'n'anno Ca 'st'uocchie nun ponno Cchiù pace truvà? E cammino, cammino, Ma nun saccio addò vaco! I' stò sempe 'mbriaco E nun bevo maje vino. Aggio fatto 'nu vuto  Madonna d' 'a Neve: Si me passa 'sta freva, Oro e pperle lle dò! Te voglio, te penzo, Te chiammo! Te veco, te sento, Te sonno! È 'n'anno, Ce pienze ca è 'n'anno Ca 'st'uocchie nun ponno Cchiù pace truvà? È 'n'anno, Ce pienze ca è 'n'anno Ca 'st'uocchie nun ponno Cchiù pace truvà? Lyric by Libero Bovio, music by Ernesto Tagliaferri and Nicola Valente, 1934 "Passione" is one of the most famous Neapolitan songs of all time.

The further you are from me, the closer I feel you to be. Who knows in this moment what you are thinking? What you are doing? You’ve put into my veins a sweet poison. It’s not heavy this cross that I drag along for you. I want you, I think of you, I call you! I see you, I feel you, I dream of you! It’s been a year, can you believe that it’s been a year that these eyes can’t find peace anymore? And I walk, I walk but I don’t know where I’m going. I’m always drunk and I never drink wine. I made a votive offering to the Madonna of the Snow: if this fever passes, gold and pearls shall I give Her! I want you, I think of you, I call you! I see you, I feel you, I dream of you! It’s been a year, can you believe that it’s been a year that these eyes can’t find peace anymore? It’s been a year, can you believe that it’s been a year that these eyes can’t find peace anymore? English translation © 2023 Dennis Criteser The tradition of Neapolitan songs has its roots in the 13th century, and came into full bloom in the period from 1830-1950, when an annual song competition would honor the best song each year. Between 1963 and 1965, Roberto Murolo released a 12-album anthology of Neapolitan songs ranging from 1200 through the early 1960s. Volume 8 includes songs from 1925 to 1938.