"Marenariello"
Song
Written1893

"Marenariello" is a Neapolitan song written in 1893 by Gennaro Ottaviano (words) and Salvatore Gambardella (music).[1] American singer Perry Como included this song in his album Perry Como in Italy in 1966.

The song was adapted into the English language hit "I Have But One Heart"[2] and was sung by Andrea Bocelli on his first classical album Viaggio Italiano released in 1997. A Dutch version, "Het vissermeisje", was a hit in the 1930s for Joseph Schmidt.[3]

Text of the song

Oje né, fa' priesto viene!
nun mme fá spantecá...
ca pure 'a rezza vène
ch'a mare stó' a mená...

Méh, stienne sti bbraccelle,
ajutame a tirá...
ca stu marenariello
te vò sempe abbracciá.

Vicin'ô mare,
facimmo 'ammore,
a core a core,
pe' nce spassá...

Só marenaro
e tiro 'a rezza:
ma, p'allerezza,
stóngo a murí...

Vide ca sbatte ll'onna
comm'a stu core ccá;
de lacreme te 'nfonne
ca 'o faje annammurá...

Viene, 'nterr'a 'sta rena
nce avimm'a recrijá;
che scenne la serena...
io po' stóngo a cantá.

Vicin'ô mare,

Oje né, io tiro 'a rezza
e tu statte a guardá...
li pisce, p'a prijezza,
comme stanno a zumpá!...

E vide, pure 'e stelle
tu faje annammurá...
ca stu marenariello,
tu faje suspirá...

Vicin'ô mare,

References

  1. ↑ Michael Edward Henstock (August 1990). Fernando De Lucia: son of Naples, 1860-1925. Amadeus Press. ISBN 978-0-931340-30-7.
  2. ↑ Alessandro De Rosa (1 February 2019). Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words. Oxford University Press. pp. 326–. ISBN 978-0-19-068103-6.
  3. ↑ The Record Collector: A Magazine for Collectors of Recorded Vocal Art. J. F. E. Dennis. 2000. p. 131.


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