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by Edoardo Nicolardi (1878 - 1954)

Voce 'e notte
Language: Italian - Neapolitan (dialect) 
Si 'sta voce te sceta 'int' 'a nuttata, 
Mentre t'astrigne 'o sposo tujo vicino, 
Statte scetata, si vuò stà scetata, 
Ma fa' vedè ca duorme a suonno chino!

Nun ghì vicino ê llastre pe' ffà 'a spia, 
Pecché nun può sbaglià: 'sta voce è 'a mia!
È 'a stessa voce 'e quanno tutt' 'e dduje, 
Scurnuse, nce parlavamo c' 'o "vvuje".

Si 'sta voce te canta dint' 'o core, 
Chello ca nun te cerco e nun te dico:
Tutt' 'o turmiento 'e 'nu luntano ammore, 
Tutto ll'ammore 'e 'nu turmiento antico.

Si te vene 'na smania 'e vulè bbene, 
'Na smania 'e vase correre p' 'e vvene, 
'Nu fuoco ca t'abbrucia comm'a che, 
Vasate a chillo… Che te 'mporta 'e me?

Si 'sta voce, che chiagne 'int' 'a nuttata, 
Te sceta 'o sposo, nun avè paura!
Dille ch'è senza nomme 'a serenata, 
Dille ca dorme e che se rassicura!

Dille accussì: "Chi canta 'int'a 'sta via
O sarrà pazzo o more 'e gelusia.
Starrà chiagnenno quacche 'nfamità.
Canta isso sulo. Ma che canta a ffà?"

Text Authorship:

  • by Edoardo Nicolardi (1878 - 1954) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Ernesto de Curtis (1875 - 1937), "Voce 'e notte" [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 175

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