Capezzuto/Galeazzi/Mancini – Lu Passariello

O re, re, lu passariello ‘nta ll’avena,E si nun lu va’ a paràTutta ll’avena se magnarrà’O riavulo, stanotteE mugliereme è caduta da lu liette;’O riavulo stanotteLa jatta s’è magnata li cunfiette.E si prima eremo a tre a ballà la tarantella,Mo’ simmo rimaste a ddujeE mugliereme quant’è bella.Santo Michele sarva ogne Christianemoniche, monicelle e artigiane.O re, re, lu passariello ‘nta ll’avena,E si nun lu va’ a paràTutta ll’avena se magnarrà.

Beware, the sparrow’s in the oats!If we don’t drive it away,It’ll eat the lot!The devil, last nightMy wife fell out of bedThe devil, last nightThe cat scoffed all the cakesAnd if we were three to dance the tarantella before,Now we are only two,And my wife is the fairest.St Michael, save all ChristiansNuns, monks, craftsmen.Beware, the sparrow’s in the oats!If we don’t drive it away,It’ll eat the lot!