SANTA LUCIA (ENGLISH)
(Words Emily Tilghman, 1871)

Silvery starlight
Shines o'er the blue sea,
Calm are the billows,
Gentle the soft breeze.
Come, in my bark away
Swift o'er the quiet sea,
Santa Lucia!
Santa Lucia!

Rock'd by a zephyr,
Gentle as is this,
Over the waters,
What dreamy sweet bliss!
Haste, joyous company,
Out o'er the quiet sea,
Santa Lucia!
Santa Lucia!

O Naples, fairest one!
O blessed land
Where all creation smiles,
Joyous and bland!
Kingdom of song divine!
Music's own realm is thine!
Santa Lucia!
Santa Lucia!

"Santa Lucia, Barcarola populare," English words by Miss Emily Tilghman, 1871, sheet music pub. by Andre and Co., Philadelphia.
Well, typical of the period, if not ours. The song in many 'covers' was extremely popular from about 1850 to 1880.

SANTA LUCIA (ENGLISH)
(Words Tho's Oliphant, Arr. A Lopes)

Over the rippling sea
Twilight is closing,
Over the flow'ry lea
Flocks are reposing;
Haste then, O lady fair,
Come down to me love!
Fondly I'm waiting,
Waiting for thee, love!
(Haste then, O lady fair
Come down to me love!
Fondly I'm waiting,
Waiting for thee, love!)
( Repetition of this type seems to have been popular).

List how the evening air
Softly is blowing
Mark how the swelling tide
Onward is flowing;
See where my bounding bark
Longs to be free, love!
'Tis only waiting,
Waiting for thee, love!

Sheet music, copyright 1884 by A. Lopes, words by Tho's Oliphant, pub. A. G. Slade, Brooklyn. "Serenade by T. Cottran" (sic).

Both of the above from American Memory.

SANTA LUCIA (English)

The silver star shines on the sea,
The winds are calm, the wind is favorable
Come to my quick little boat!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

With this west wind so gentle,
Oh, how wonderful it is to be at sea!
Come passengers, come away!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

Oh sweet Naples, oh blessed sun,
Where creation wished to smile!
You are the command of harmony!
Come passengers, come away!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

Now why do you delay? The evening is beautiful
A cool and light wind is blowing
Come to my quick little boat!
Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/lucylied.htm


SANTA LUCIA (ENGLISH)
Anon.
Now 'neath the silvery moon,
Ocean is glowing,
O'er the calm billow,
Soft winds are blowing.
Here balmy zephyrs blow,
Pure joys invite us,
And as we gently row,
All things delight us.

Hark how the sailor's cry
Joyously echoes nigh:
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
Home of fair poesy,
Realm of pure harmony,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!

When o'er my waters,
light winds are playing
Thy spell can soothe us,
All care allaying;
To thee sweet Napoli,
what charms are given;
Where smiles creation,
toil blessed by heaven.

Hark how the sailor's cry
Joyously echoes nigh:
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!
Home of fair poesy,
Realm of pure harmony,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!

The most professional of these, but lost is the idea of renting seats on his barque to passengers who wish to enjoy the evening on the sea.

http://ingeb.org/songs/santaluc.html

SANTA LUCIA (ENGLISH)

O, moon, whose mystic veil,
From the skies falling,
Gilds sighing wavelets pale,
To our hearts calling;
Glorious the summer night,
Sea-strand and billows white,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!

Zephyrs are never at rest
O'er the sea bringing
Coolness to brow and breast,
Far away singing.
Still waits my bark for thee,
Come, dream and drift with me,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!

What greater joy can be
In our love-dreaming,
Than thus to drift with thee
O'er wavelets gleaming?
Bride borne o'er summer sea,
Naples, thy pride to be,
Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!

Anon., p. 333, "Heart Songs," 1909, The Chapple Pub. Co. for World Syndicate Co.

Enough already.