peppino surecillo' ( peppino the little italian mouse)

signori e signore io mi chiamo peppino surecillo ...and what a mulignan' ( mulignan'/molignan'... is the neapolitan dialect for the italian melanzanne=aubergine, American italians seem to have appropriated the word to describe black ppl, cos of the colour i guess, in naples we use it also to mean a bruise cos of hte purpleish color, what he means by this here is upto u to interpret?)

Peppino o you little mouse o won't you go away,
Find yourself another house to run around and play
You scare my girl you eat my cheese you even drink my wine,
I try so hard to catch you but you trick me all the time.

Ce sta 'nu surecillo a basci' O sell' (THE EARLY ITALIANS CALLED THE BASEMENT BASCI' O SELL' MEANING BASEMENT AND CELLAR, HENCE BASCI' O SELL) rint'o'mur'( al dentro= a dinto=a rinto, theres a little mouse that lives down there in the wall)
Ogne sira chill'esce quann'a cas'e' o' scuro ( every eving when its dark he comes out)
endo mmieza d''a cucina 'aballa SULO A SUL' (BY HIMSELF) ( he comes half way into the kitchen and does a little danCe down there BY HIMSELF)
m'apPara 'nu malandrino pure o' gatto s'ha paurA ( he seems a bad-ass even the cat's scared of him)

peppino surecillo m'ha fatt'a scumbari ( peppino you driven me out of my house)
MANNAGGIà o' surecillo a casa n''a 'dda'i ( slang for "non 'ndare li' " i think, damn mouse, dont go into my house)
Stasira 'nda cucina 'nu poCO vino 'NCE lassa'(lassare= lasciare= to leave, this evenig im gna leave a bit of wine in the kitchen)
e quanno s'imbriacca, ah, Pepino gia 'ncappa' ( and when pino is drunk, im gna grab him)

...ma tu chi si', siciliano?( what r u SICILIANO?) no im a calabrese u nut!( dno y he says hes a calabrese when hes singin in neapolitan, i assume hes paying tribute to the line between vito corleone, de niro, and don roberto the calabrese landlord in GODFATHER II) NO, IT'S BECAUSE LOU MONTE WAS CALABRESE AND THE MOUSE WAS ASKING HIM IF HE WAS, IN FACT, SICILIAN. HE SAYS "NO, IM CALABRESE, YOU NUT!"

The other night I called my girl I asked her could we meet,
I said let's go to my house we could have a bite to eat,
And as we walked in through the door she screamed at what she saw,
There was little Pepino doin' the cha cha on the floor.

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peppino surecillo m'ha fatt'a...

MA COMMU VENNIU, A SCHIFFIU?
not sure about the next dialogue something about a schiffio, and if i ever catch u im gna throw u right in the bagnarola ( type of basin used to wash clothes in the old days i think)

chello nun ci piaci o' formaggi'american' , ( chello/chillo = quello, this [mouse] doesnt like american cheese)
chello va trova 'nu po'poca 'o parmiggian', (he goes and gets himself a bit of parmesan)
'ssa ha fatto ghiata ghiat( sound of him eating the cheese)e la gusta e 'na bbuona, ( he munches the cheese, mmm the tastes so good!)
e quanne chillo camine va lo provi na calla' (PARE PROPRIO NU' ??? ILL GET BACK TO THIS ONE) e'ndormi ??????????????? ( and when he walks away, he goes and finds somewhere to have a nap, [i fink]

hey luigi, i gota present for you, open your hands and put-a your hand-a in-a the box
...ahh, you're a nice little mouse
mannaggia' surecillo m'a scasciat'a mano ( you damn little mouse, u busted my hand ) a mouse trap

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INTERESTING FORUM. ILL GET BACK TO EVERYONE WITH THE LAST WORD, THERE. MY FRIEND, MARCO IS AN EXPERT IN THIS AREA. HE KNEW AND SANG WITH LOU MONTE IN NEW JERSEY AND IS A STUDENT OF HIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF MIXED DIALECTS. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT MONTE WAS AMERICAN AND EVEN THOUGH HIS FAMILY WAS CALABRESE, HE GREW UP WITH ALL NAPOLETAN'S SO HE MIXED UP EVERYTHING AND SPOKE, ACTUALLY SEVERAL DIALECTS. IF YOU LISTEN TO HIM SING IN ITALIAN, IT'S APPALLING BECAUSE HE SING IT WITH A SOUTHERN ACCENT. HE WAS GREAT THOUGH, IN MY OPINION. IM SO GLAD I STUMBLED ON THIS SITE. BEST TO ALL