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Thread #103967   Message #2123886
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
11-Aug-07 - 04:37 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: English version of 'Vieni Sul Mar'?
Subject: Lyr Add: VIENI SUL MAR / COME TO THE SEA
An old traditional song from southern Italy, sung in concert as an encore by all the Italian operatic tenors. I think the original Neapolitan words are posted, but only luck can find them on Mudcat if posting was done within the past two years or so.

Most English translations of Neapolitan and Italian songs depart completely from the original lyrics, but here is one.

Lyr. Add: VIENI SUL MAR (COME TO THE SEA)
Translation copyright Jean Peccei

Wake up, girl! The moon
spreads its shining ray on the sea
Come with me.
Your sailor's
dark faithful boat awaits you.

But you sleep and you
don't think of your faithful man.
But those who live for love don't sleep!
At night I fly to you on the shore,
And in the day I fly to you with my heart!

Come out on the sea,
Come rowing with me,
You will feel your sailor's ecstasy!

(Ugh!) from http://www.jcarreras.homestead.com/ConcertSongs1.html
There must be some that are better.