Suonne d'ajere - Dream of Yesterday

Pullicenella mia comme si cagnato Sta maschera nera te si levato Quanta dulure e quanta suonne d'ajere Ce sta chi dice ca nun vien cchiu Ma nun è o'ver Ca io so fernut E allucco ppe tant dulore Tu nun si cchiu Pullicenella Faceva ridere e pazzia Mo' t'arragg' Miez a uerr e ce parl e libbertà Tu nun si cchiu Pullicenella Faceva ridere e pazzia Mo c'arragg' Miez a uerr e ce parl e libbertà Io allucco ogni minut N'copp e vocche de criature N'copp e man de signure e sta città Pe chesta miseria che sta fin'e dint e rrecchie E nun ce lassa manco o' tiempo e ce guarda Ma a chi stammo aspettando Pe stennere 'sti panne E parole nun fanno rummore Nun fanno rummore Tu nun si cchiu Pullicenella Faceva ridere e pazzia Mo' t'arragg' Miez a uerr e ce parl e libbertà Tu nun si cchiu Pullicenella Faceva ridere e pazzia Mo' c'arragg' Miez a uerr e ce parl e libbertà Parlann e libertà Suonne d'ajere © 1977 Pino Daniele Pulcinella is a character from commedia dell'arte that became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. From Wikipedia: "Pulcinella is a dualistic character: he either plays dumb, though he is very much aware of the situation, or he acts as though he is the most intelligent and competent, despite being woefully ignorant."

My Pulcinella, how you are changed, this black mask of yours is taken off, such sadness and so many dreams of yesterday. There are those who say it’s not coming any more, but it’s not true that I am done and I cry out from such sadness. You’re no longer Pulcinella. You made us laugh and go crazy, you get mad in the middle of a war and speak to us of liberty. You’re no longer Pulcinella. You made us laugh and go crazy, you anger us in the middle of a war and speak to us of liberty. I shout every minute over the voices of children, over the hands of the lords and this city, from this misery up to the ears, and it barely leaves us time and watches us. But for whom are we waiting to put the clothes out to dry? And words don't make a sound, they don't make a sound. You’re no longer Pulcinella. You made us laugh and go crazy, you get mad in the middle of a war and speak to us of liberty. You’re no longer Pulcinella. You made us laugh and go crazy, you anger us in the middle of a war and speak to us of liberty. Speaking of liberty. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Terra mia was released in 1977. The songs are in the local dialect of Naples and the music reflects a strong grounding in the centuries-old song tradition of the city - canzone napoletana - with an infusion of blues. The album was well received and several of its songs became mainstays in Pino Daniele's long career. Indeed, "Napule é" became a contemporary theme song of Naples; it's the only song on the album not arranged by Daniele himself. He said of the album that it "represents the birth of a new Neapolitan song, and also the social condemnations of a new generation that didn't accept compromises and that, through music, was able to express its own discontents." One of Daniele's ambitions at the time was to "write songs like Luigi Tenco."