"Annuzza Bedda" means "Beautiful (bedda) little Anna (Annuzza).

The first two words are Cridi, cridi, not Criri criri.

Believe, believe, beautiful little Anna,
that the world is a window,
from whichever way you face it:
whatever passes never returns again.

If you laugh in the red sun
it reflects in your mouth.
When you cry, my love,
in heaven, even God cries.

And tonight the air is fine
there's a breeze from the sea
and the moon has climbed in heaven . . .
Sleep, daughter and take flight.

Sleep, sleep, beautiful little Anna
for the world is a cruel one.
There's evil there, and there's virtue:
When you grow up, you'll be there, too.

Ange Coniglio
ConiglioFamily@aol.com