A' storia e maria - Ivan Granatino, Franco Ricciardi

Siente, amico

Chello ca te dico

Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche

Storie 'e prumesse

Chi parte e chi resta

Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra

Siente, amico

Siente, amico

'A gente dice ca Maria nun è mai nata

Ca l’hanna inventata pe' scrivere 'e canzoni

Ce sta chi dice ca 'na vota l’ha 'ncuntrata

Era nera nera, cammenava a riva 'e mare

E mo…

Siente, amico

Siente, amico

Chello ca te dico

'A gente dice ca nun s'è mai 'nnammurata

Chi dice ca 'int''o core teneva a nu guaglione

Ca 'int'a 'na sera 'o dette 'o core e pure 'a vita

E doppo, zitta zitta, nisciuno ha mai saputo

E mo

Maria addò sta?

Maria che fa?

Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria

E mo

Maria comme sta?

Maria cu' chi sta?

Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria

Siente, amico

Chello ca te dico

Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche

Storie 'e prumesse

Chi parte e chi resta

Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra

'A gente dice ca Maria se n'è partuta

Chi dice ca l’ha vista 'int'a 'na chiesa addunucchiata

Strigneva nu criaturo figlio d''o peccato

E doppo, zitta zitta, nisciuno ha mai saputo

E mo

Maria addò sta?

Maria che fa?

Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria

E mo

Maria comme sta?

Maria cu' chi sta?

Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria

Starrà in America, nun speak cchiù italiano

Forse sta durmenno sott''a metropolitana

Starrà cantanno 'na canzona americana

O forse sta cantanno «'O sole mio» a Secondigliano

E mo

Maria addò sta?

Maria che fa?

Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria

E mo

Maria comme sta?

Maria cu' chi sta?

Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria

Ye, ye

Siente, amico

Chello ca te dico

Ye, ye

'Na storia vecchia

Comme 'a vita

Siente, amico

Chello ca te dico

Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche

Storie 'e prumesse

Chi parte e chi resta

Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra

Ye, ye

Comme 'a vita

Ye, ye

Mai fernuta

Starrà in America, nun speak cchiù italiano

Forse sta durmenno sott''a metropolitana

Starrà cantanno 'na canzona americana

O forse sta cantanno «'O sole mio» a Secondigliano

E mo

Maria addò sta?

Maria che fa?

Maria nun se chiamm cchiù Maria

E mo

Maria comme sta?

Maria cu' chi sta?

Si ancora s’arricorda 'e me Maria

Siente, amico

Chello ca te dico

Nun 'e truove dint''e libre 'e storie 'e chisti viche

Storie 'e prumesse

Chi parte e chi resta

Storie 'e chi se guarda 'a vita 'aret'a 'na finestra

Ye, ye

'Na storia vecchia

Comme 'a vita

Ye, ye

'na storia vecchia

Mai fernuta

Yes, man

Chello ca you say

Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche

Stories and prumesse

Who leaves and who stays

Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window

Yes, man

Yes, man

'People say ca Maria was never born

They invented it to 'write' and songs

There are those who say ca 'na vote ha' ncuntrata

She was black black, she walked to shore and sea

And mo ...

Yes, man

Yes, man

Chello ca you say

'People say about her nun has never been' nnammurata

Who says ca 'int'o core held a nu guaglione

Ca 'int'a' na sera 'or dette' o core and pure 'for life

And then, hush hush, nisciuno she ever knew

And mo

Is Maria goodbye?

What is Maria doing?

Maria don't call me Maria

And mo

How is Mary?

Maria, who is there?

Yes, Maria still remembers me

Yes, man

Chello ca you say

Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche

Stories and prumesse

Who leaves and who stays

Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window

'People say ca Maria has left

Whoever says she has seen it 'inside' a church addunucchiata

She grasped nu criaturo son of sin

And then, shut up, no one ever knew

And mo

Is Maria goodbye?

What is Maria doing?

Maria don't call me Maria

And mo

How is Mary?

Maria, who is there?

Yes, Maria still remembers me

He will stay in America, he does not speak Italian

Maybe he's been under the subway

They will sing an American song

Or maybe they are singing "'O sole mio" in Secondigliano

And mo

Is Maria goodbye?

What is Maria doing?

Maria don't call me Maria

And mo

How is Mary?

Maria, who is there?

Yes, Maria still remembers me

Ye, ye

Yes, man

Chello ca you say

Ye, ye

'Na old story

Comme 'for life

Yes, man

Chello ca you say

Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche

Stories and prumesse

Who leaves and who stays

Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window

Ye, ye

Comme 'for life

Ye, ye

Never ferned

He will stay in America, he does not speak Italian

Maybe he's been under the subway

They will sing an American song

Or maybe they are singing "'O sole mio" in Secondigliano

And mo

Is Maria goodbye?

What is Maria doing?

Maria don't call me Maria

And mo

How is Mary?

Maria, who is there?

Yes, Maria still remembers me

Yes, man

Chello ca you say

Nun 'e truova dint''e libre' and stories' and chisti viche

Stories and prumesse

Who leaves and who stays

Stories 'and who if you look' at life 'aret'a' na window

Ye, ye

'Na old story

Comme 'for life

Ye, ye

'na old story

Never ferned