Sunday, December 5, 2021

Cu' ti lu dissi - Whoever Told You?

Cu' ti lu dissi ca t'haju a lassari
Megliu la morti e no chistu duluri
Ahi ahi ahi ahi, moru moru moru moru
Ciatu di lu me cori, l'amuri miu sì tu
Ahi ahi ahi ahi, moru moru moru moru
Ciatu di lu me cori, l'amuri miu sì tu

Cu' ti lu dissi a tia nicuzza
Lu cori mi scricchia a picca a picca, a picca a picca
Ahi ahi ahi ahi, moru moru moru moru
Ciatu di lu me cori, l'amuri miu sì tu
Ahi ahi ahi ahi, moru moru moru moru
Ciatu di lu me cori, l'amuri miu sì tu

Lu primu amuri lu fici cu tia
E tu schifiusa ti stai scurdannu a mia
Paci facemu oh nicaredda mia
Ciatu di l'arma mia, l’amuri miu sì tu
Paci facemu oh nicaredda mia
Ciatu di l'arma mia, l’amuri miu sì tu

Traditional


Whoever told you that I have to leave you?
Better death and not this pain.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, oh me oh me oh me oh me,
breath of my heart, you are my love.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, oh me oh me oh me oh me,
breath of my heart, you are my love.

Whoever told you, little one?
My heart breaks little by little, little by little.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, oh me oh me oh me oh me,
breath of my heart, you are my love.
Ay, ay, ay, ay, oh me oh me oh me oh me,
breath of my heart, you are my love.

First love, I had with you,
and you, fussy, are forgetting me.
Let’s make peace, my little one,
breath of my heart, you are my love.
Let’s make peace, my little one,
breath of my heart, you are my love.

English translation © 2023 Dennis Criteser


Vinni a cantari all'ariu scuvertu (I Came to Sing in the Open Air) was Balistreri's sixth album, released in 1978.