Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)

Subject: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,Giannina
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 06:55 PM

I keep searching various websites--to no avail!--for the Italian lyrics to "C'est La Luna," made popular by Louis Prima. I would also like the Spanish lyrics to "Vaya Con Dios," and "Before The Next Teardrop Falls."

Do you know of any sites where I can get lyrics in Italian (and other languages, e.g., French, Spanish, Yiddish, German, Norwegian, Hawaiian)?

I know these songs may not be Mudcat's" type, but I keep s triking out when I try other ways of searching.

I am not looking for sites to buy CD's. Not that I am opposed to buying them, but I specifically want to be able to hear the song(s) and have the lyric sheet, too, in order to learn the song. Many CD's do not have lyric sheets, and sheet music by itself is not as helpful as having both.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 07:12 PM

Volkslieder is usually a good place for ethnic lyrics but neither of yours is there. I'll see what I can find. Hang loose, OK?

Subject: Lyr Add: VAYA CON DIOS
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 07:23 PM

I don't know if Vaya con Dios has been translated into Spanish; I believe it was written in English; here is the English. I have no clue what would happen if you pasted it into Text Translator

VAYA CON DIOS

Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping;
Now the time has come to part, the time for weeping.

Vaya con Dios my darling,
May God be with you my love.

Wherever you may be, I'll be beside you,
Although you're many million dreams away.
Each night I'll say a pray'r, a pray'r to guide you
To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day.
Now the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow.

Vaya con Dios, my darling:
May God be with you, my love, my love,
May God be with you my love.

Now the village mission bells are softly ringing,
If you listen with your heart you'll hear them singing,
Vaya con Dios my darling,
May God be with you my love.

Wherever you may be I'll be beside you,
Although you're many million dreams away,
Each night I'll say a pray'r, a pray'r to guide you
To hasten ev'ry lonely hour of ev'ry lonely day.

Now the dawn is breaking through a gray tomorrow,
But the memories we share are there to borrow,
Vaya con Dios, my darling!
May God be with you, my love, my love,
May God be with you my love.

(It looks to me like the phrase/title C'est La Luna is French, not Italian........didn't find anything about it, do you have another phrase from it?)

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: JenEllen
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 07:28 PM

Spanish Vaya Con Dios

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Sorcha
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 07:28 PM

Before the Next Teardrop is here at Cowpie.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 07:45 PM

Try www.acronet.net/~robokopp and follow instructions. Rick has many German songs, but mostly older ones.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,Dale Rose
Date: 13 Aug 01 - 09:39 PM

This site is a good source of French Lyrics In the upper left hand corner you'll find a choice of Québec et Acadie or Europe. I have found it helpful with lyrics to many songs, especially for Québec et Acadie, as they say.

Si vous aimez la chanson francophone et plus particulièrement celle du Québec, alors vous risquez d'apprécier Le Parolier. Au menu, vous pourrez vous délecter à la lecture de plus de 3,500 textes ! Le tout accompagné de biographies sommaires ainsi que de discographies des artistes cités. Nous vous souhaitons une agréable visite et bonne lecture !

Another very interesting site for lyrics is specific to Silent Night, Sainte Nuit, Stille Nacht, Glade Jul, Stilla Natt, etc, etc. 155 versions of Silent Night in 106 different languages! I LOVE this site, and of course, the many versions of the song. As an aside, my current favorites are Carola Häggkvist ~~ Swedish, Sissel Kyrkjebø ~~ Norwegian, and Marie-Michèle Desrosiers ~~ French Canadian. No extra charge for that.

If you really want more of the same, primarily artist specific, let me know who you are looking for, and I'll tell you if I know where to find them or can locate them. For example, Go here for Carola's lyrics, mostly in Swedish Click on the album you want lyrics from, then when that page comes up, click lyrics, then the specific song. For example, here is Sov på min arm from the album of the same name. This is from the English version of her site, but if you scout around a bit, you can find it in Swedish, too. In fact, her bio is only in Swedish at present.

I haven't totally exhausted my resources, but I'd have to think for a bit, not to mention wasting lots of time if I put up links to people you are not interested in. So far my wanderings have not extended much beyond Swedish, Norwegian, German, French and Spanish.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,giannina
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 02:05 AM

Oops! It was very late and I had had a couple of 'bieri!" It is "C'e La Luna," (pronounced "che la loona") , not "C'est La Luna." It is definitely Italian ( "Mama mia... " in the chorus, sung by Louis Prima and Dean Martin, etc.) I just don't know most of the words.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,giannina
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 02:08 AM

Sorcha, I have heard Anna Cani (sp?) on the Lawrence Welk show sing it in Spanish. The spanish words may have been done as an afterthought, though, as the song was, I believe, written originally in English.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,giannina
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 02:12 AM

Thanks, JenEllen, for the Spanish "Vaya ... ."

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,giannina
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 02:21 AM

Sorcha, thanks for "Teardrops." I already knew it, but it's nice to have it printed out with chords.

Freddy Fender sings it in both English and Spanish. Do you know where I can find the Spanish words?

I actually have various lyric and music sheets for the English, but none of them contain the Spanish words.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Wolfgang
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 06:33 AM

Try here for C'e la Luna. It is the opening line of a song. The chorus has 'Mamma', but not 'Mamma mia'. At least it's worth a try.

And then there is always the Italian Folk Music Forum for questions.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: CRANKY YANKEE
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 02:02 PM

Somebody in here gave me the entire, "Santa Lucia" Lyric, If I can find it, I'll post you the info.
I know C'e la Luna, but I don't know how to spell it in "Calabrese" (which is not Italian) I think there is also a Sicilain version. Anyway, I'll try to get back to you with the webb site.

regards Jody Gibson (Grandson of Giovanni and Sofia Puzelli)

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 03:52 PM

Hard to find a decent site on the internet with Hawaiian songs. For about $10, I recommend Na Mele O Hawai'i Nei, with 101 songs. Sound clips are available for many songs on www.mele.com, a site with cds, vhs, etc. on Hawai'i for sale.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 Aug 01 - 04:05 PM

Surprise! I just found a pretty good site for Hawaiian mele. www.huapala.org. Mahalo.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Genie
Date: 22 Aug 01 - 06:01 AM

Grazie! Mahalo! Danke! Merci! Domo! Todo Rabat! Gracias! etc.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,genie
Date: 03 Sep 01 - 11:20 PM

Thanks to you catters, I have found good sites for several languages.

Also, the reason I couldn't find "C'e La Luna" is that the actual title is "Luna Mezzo Mare."

Genie

Subject: Lyr Add: LUNA MEZZ'O MARE (Paolo Citarella?)
From: GUEST,Giannina (il mio nome in Italiano)
Date: 12 May 02 - 03:45 PM

I thought I'd post the lyrics Wolfgang referred me to so maybe someone can help with a problem. (Note that "Mamma mia me maritare" is a repeated hook line but is not in the actual chorus"

LUNA MEZZ'O MARE
(Sicilian dialect) Paolo Citarella (?)

C'e la luna mezz'o mare, Mamma mia, me maritari,
Figghia mia, a cu te dari, Mamma mia, pensaci tu.

CHO: O Mamma, piscia fritta baccala, O Mamma, piscia fritta baccala.

Si ci dugnu lu babberi (barber) Iddu va, Iddu veni
'u rasolu (razor) manu teni.
Si ci pigghia la fantasia Mi rasulia la figghia mia. CHO.

Si ci dugnu falignami (woodmaker) Iddu va, iddu veni
'u chianuzzu manu teni. (plane)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia Mi chiannuzulia la figghia mia. CHO.

Si ci dugnu lu scapparu (shoemaker) Iddu va, iddu veni
'u matteddu manu teni. (hammer)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi matteddia la figghia mia. CHO.

Si ci dugnu zuppunaro (farmer) Iddu va, iddu veni
'u zappuni manu teni. (plow)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi zappunia la figghia mia. CHO.

Si ci dugnu macillaiu (butcher) Iddu va, iddu veni
La sasizza manu teni. (sausage)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia Mi sasizzia la figghia mia. CHO.

Si ci dugnu piscialiolu (fisherman) Iddu va, iddu veni
E lu pisci manu teni. (fish)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia Mi pisciulia la figghia mia. CHO.

Problem: The first verse and chorus fit with the tune I know, but the other verses have an extra line. How does that extra line work with the tune? Is there an extra musical line for the other verses?

Giannina

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: GUEST,Paolo
Date: 12 May 02 - 03:47 PM

Canzone Italiane

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Escamillo
Date: 12 May 02 - 04:16 PM

In this sites you will find lyrics and MIDI files for a lot of Italian songs:

http://digilander.iol.it/bengiusy/

http://www.netway.it/napoletanita/canz.htm

And if I can be of any help with translations from Spanish, just tell me.

Un abrazo - Andrés

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 12 May 02 - 04:35 PM

The Opera Database here [http://www.aria-database.com/] has lots of lyrics, many in Italian with English translations.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 12 May 02 - 05:01 PM

15000 French texts: Chanson
ABC de la Chanson Francophone; www.paroles.net. Click on Titres in the box on the left to sort by title. This site is so big that it may take a while to load, and it takes time to sort through alphabetically. Look under "L'" for songs that would start with "The" in English.
Paolo, thanks for Canzone Italiane.

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Genie
Date: 12 May 02 - 09:57 PM

Digilander

napoletanita

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Escamillo
Date: 13 May 02 - 05:57 AM

Thanks Genie for the links, but they don't work. I've lost the blueclickything instructions somewhere, would you try again?

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Genie
Date: 13 May 02 - 11:20 PM

Escamillo, The Digilander link worked for me just now, but the Napoletanita one did not.

The second was an attempt to clickify one of the addresses you posted (http://www.netway.it/napoletanita/canz.htm). If you cut and paste the address, it works. Let's try the blickyagain.

Genie

Subject: RE: Help: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics?
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 14 May 02 - 01:45 AM

Use that back arrow on the napoletanita website and find a list of clickies, one to some very good recipes...!

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: Ferrara
Date: 21 May 03 - 11:48 AM

Damn! Many years ago, I posted a full Neapolitan version of "C'e 'na Luna Mmiezzo Mare," which is the Neapolitan spelling more or less. A gentleman wanted to sing it at his son's wedding. He was of Neapolitan background and that dialect worked for him. He did sing it there, a great success.

Don't know where it's disappeared to, don't seem to have a copy. Rats.... Don't know if I could reconstruct it now. You know, I just remembered. I found the verses in Sing Out! Frank and I reconstructed the chorus from memory though, the Sing Out one was not what we remembered.

Here's how Frank and I remembered the chorus, I think I learned it from Lou Monte though, not from my family :-)

Ay Ay ya, Pisce fritt' e baccala', Oi cumpa', pisce fritt' e baccala'

where by the way cumpa' is pronounced "goombah," anybody remember Godfrey & La Rosa saying "hey goombah!" to each other or is that another of my misplaced memories?

Well this just thread creep I guess....

Rita


Rita

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(click for lyrics)

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Aug 03 - 03:49 PM

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: masato sakurai
Date: 23 Aug 03 - 09:11 PM

This songbook is available online:

Old Masters of Bel Canto: for voice and piano, edited by Ludwig Landshoff (Boca Raton, Fla. : Masters Music Publications, [1991]).

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,Sue
Date: 19 Feb 04 - 02:45 PM

Why is it so difficult to find the lyrics (even in Italian, let alone with a translation) for well-known songs like Mascagni's "Serenata" and G. Sibella's "Girometta"?

I keep searching the web but it seems as if the Italians don't want us poor foreigners to learn the words of their beautiful songs. Is it something to do with copyrights maybe? Or is it a beginner like me not searching correctly?.............HELP!
Sue.

Subject: Lyr Add: C'E 'NA LUNA 'MMIEZZO MARE
From: GUEST,amo italia
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 02:49 AM

Intro: C'e 'na luna 'mmiezzo mare
Mama mi', vo' maritare
Figlia mia, chi da dare,
Mama mia penzate tu.

There's a moon above the sea,
Mama, I want to get married
Daughter mine, who should I give you?
Mama mine, it's up to you.

Refrain: Ai, Ai, A, pesce fritto e baccala
Eh, cumpa', pesce fritto e baccala.

Ay, ay, ah, fried fish and baccala',
Hey, goombah, we have fried fish and baccala'.

1.
Si ti donno lu pisciaulo
Isso va, isso vene,
Semp' e lo piscia a mano tene
Si li piglia 'na fantasia
Piscilea la figlia mia.

If I give you a fisherman
First he goes, then he comes,
Always the fish held in his hand.
If he starts to get ideas
He's gonna fish around my daughter.

2
Si ti donno lu salumeria
Isso va, isso vene,
Semp'e salam' a mano tene
Si li piglia 'na fantasia
Salamia la figlia mia.

If I give you the salami merchant
First he goes, then he comes,
Always the salami in the hand.
If he starts to get ideas
He'll use his salami on my daughter.

3
Si ti donno lu pompero
Isso va, isso vene,
Semp'e la pompe a mano tene
Si li piglia 'na fantasia
Pomperea la figlia mia.

If I give you the fireman (the pumper)
First he goes, then he comes,
Always the pump held in his hand.
If he starts to get ideas
Then he's gonna pump my daughter.

4
Si ti donno lu polizzio
Isso va, isso vene,
Semp'e 'a bastone a mano tene.
Si li piglia 'na fantasia
Bastonea la figlia mia.

If I give you the policeman
First he goes, then he comes,
Always the club held in his hand.
If he starts to get ideas
He'll use his club upon my daughter.

5.
Si ti donno lu scarparo,
Isso va, isso vene,
Semp'e la scarpa a mano tene.
Si li piglia 'na fantasia
La scarpa in testa, la figlia mia.

If I give you the shoemaker
First he goes, then he comes,
Always the shoe held in his hand.
If he starts to get ideas
It's a shoe in the head for you, my daughter.

6.
Si ti donno lu sartore,
Isso va, isso vene,
Semp'e l'ago in mano tene.
Si li piglia 'na fantasia
Con l'ago punge la figlia mia.

If I give you the tailor,
First he goes, then he comes,
Always the needle in his hand.
If he starts to get ideas
He'll stick his needle in my daughter.

Subject: Lyr Add: THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 Jul 04 - 11:59 PM

I came across "The Little Shoemaker" here (click) and I figured I'd better post it before it gets lost.
-Joe Offer-

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THE LITTLE SHOEMAKER
(Rudy Revil/Geoffrey Parsons/John Turner)
The Little Shoemaker

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Most lyrics sung by entire group. (words sung by lead
only)

Tap, tap, stitch and tap
Make me a pair of shoes

Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare.
Bailaremos tutusi.
Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare.
Bailaremos con cosi.

In the shoemaker's shop this refrain would never stop
As he tapped away, working all the day
(At his bench, there was he, just as busy as a bee)
Little time to lose for the boots and shoes

But his heart went "pop" inside the little shop
When a lovely girl set 'em all a-whirl
She had come to choose some pretty dancing shoes
And he heard her say in a charming way

Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing
Dancing, dancing all the day
Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing
Dancing all my cares away

(Then he tapped and he stitched for his fingers were bewitched)
And he sewed a dream into every seam
(Making shoes, oh, so neat just like magic on her feet)
And he hoped she'd know that he loved her so

But she danced, danced, danced as though she were entranced
Like a spinning top all around the shop
On her dainty feet she whirled into the street
And he heard her say as she danced away

Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare.
Bailaremos tutusi.
Lei scarpini de bailare, bailare.
Bailaremos con cosi.

Shoes to set my feet a-dancing, dancing
Dancing all my cares away

All my cares away!!

As recorded by The Gaylords, 1954

Peaked at # 2 in 1954
Competing version by Winterhalter's Orchestra & Chorus and a Friend hit #9. The uncredited lead singer was Eddie Fisher.

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 12:17 AM

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Feb 08 - 08:55 PM

Been searching for the lyrics and artist who did the song "Sole Sole Sole love me in the sunlight......"Bacci Bacci Bacci love in the moonlight......those are some of the lyric.......Please would or could someone shed some light on this....

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others
From: Genie
Date: 01 Jul 08 - 05:17 AM

Joe,
Those "Italian" lyrics you posted for Little Shoemaker look more like Spanish to me, and when I listen to the Gaylords singing the song, that doesn't appear to be what they're singing either.
Lyr. Req. "Little Shoemaker" (Italian portion)

I'm also trying to find the lyrics to a lullabye The Gaylords sang called "Dormi, Dormi" (not to be confused with the Christmas song "Dormi, Dormi, Bel' Bambin'." No luck so far.

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,anItalian
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 08:24 AM

I have been looking for the lyrics and the artist who sings the 1964 hit "Sole Sole Sole" Many artists have sang this song......and there are slightly different versions of the song as well.....If my memory serves me right this song was sung by a female artist........I have done some research Siw Malmkvist and Umberto Marcato, Dean Martin and Pat Suzuki, and Laura Villa which I believe it is her version that I remember hearing when I was a young child.......
         
    Here are some of the lyrics
   
      Sole Sole Sole love me in the sunlight
      Luna Luna Luna love me in the moonlight
      afternoon and dont forget about the twillight
      any kind of starlight
      is the light about

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,Sunil Kuwait
Date: 14 Mar 09 - 05:31 AM

Thank you Joe,
My kid had a stage dance on this song at his school and I have been searching for the lyrics for sometime.

Thanks again for posting it.
Regards
Sunil(Kuwait)

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,Sunil Kuwait
Date: 14 Mar 09 - 05:33 AM

Joe,

I was talking about The Little Shoemaker's lyrics.

Bye
Sunil (Kuwait)

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: Monique
Date: 14 Mar 09 - 12:12 PM

The Italian part of the song goes

Le scarpine per ballare, ballare,
Balleremo tutt' il dì.
Le scarpine per ballare, ballare,
Balleremo ancor' così.

Transl.
The little shoes (made) for dancing
we'll dance all day long
The little shoes (made) for dancing
we'll still dance like that.

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,AR
Date: 14 Mar 09 - 03:07 PM

Try these guys, I found them helpful
http://www.answers.com/topic/lyricist

Al

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,C'na Luna
Date: 26 Apr 09 - 04:05 AM

That is the opening line from "Lazy Mary" also done by Lou Monte. http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/lou_monte/lazy_mary.htm

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST,A Brooklynese
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 06:16 PM

Looking for lyrics to Manella Mia. My CD's made from old 78's of Enrico Caruso are painful to decipher. Especially compounded by the Neapolitan dialect of the early 20th century. I grew up in NY with guys who were permitted to speak with their parents only in Italian. Unfortunately I have forgotten most of mine after many years. Help!!

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 06:54 PM

Here Testi di canzoni napoletane they are with many others

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: Monique
Date: 08 Oct 09 - 06:57 PM

Oops! the last post was mine!

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Oct 09 - 12:02 AM

cilitano parole please

Subject: RE: Know a Good site for Italian lyrics? (& others)
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 11:08 AM

sempe lu pesce mane tene