Roberto Murolo Sings "O Sole Mio" Text And Translation

Описание: This is certainly a song that everyone knows, but the question that arises is how well they have heard it sung, and how authentically. Are the words pronounced right, and are the dynamics legitimate and historically accurate? In a word, the sure way to test any Neapolitan song for authenticity is to listen either to Roberto Murolo or Francesco Albanese sing it. The fact is, sadly, that this song is bellowed far more than it is sung. Also, the Neapolitan accent often gets swallowed, and it just doesn't sound like a Neapolitan song. This is what happens the great majority of times. Here is the text and translation. It is in fact a love song, and not a national anthem

Che bella cosa 'na jurnata 'e sole,/What a beautiful thing a sunny day is!
N'aria serena doppo na tempesta!/The fresh air after a rainstorm!
Pe'll'aria fresca pare già na festa.../A party has already begun in the fresh air!
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole!/What a beautiful thing a sunny day is!

Ma n'atu sole/ But there is another sun
Cchiù bello, oje ne'!/ That's brighter still.
O sole mio/ My own sunshine
Sta ' 'nfronte a te!/is right in front of you!
O sole, o sole mio,/ My own sunshine
Sta 'nfronte a te/ is right in front of you.
Sta 'nfronte a te/ is right in front of you.


Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne,/When night comes, and the sun goes down
Me vene quase 'na malincunia/I'm overcome by a kind of melancholy.
Sotto 'a fenesta toia restarria/I want to stand under your balcony
Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne/ When night comes, and the sun goes down.


O sole, o sole mio/ My own sunshine
Sta 'nfronte a te! /is right in front of you!
Sta 'nfronte a te!/ is right in front of you!