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Re: Peppino 'u suricillo

Da: Rita Ferrara
Categoria: Cose Varie
Remote Name: 85.103.13.159
Date: 09 Oct 2007

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Ho visto le parole di questa canzone, ma non sono sicura della parte in Italiano...

I did see this song in print. I do wonder, though, about the Italian parts? We had this record and I heard it quite differently. Couldn't get most of it anyhoo, because it's in extreme Neapolitan dialect, but my dad explained a lot of it. Where did they get the Neapolitan words? Not to be overly particular, but I think they're full of mondegreens.... If they found the sheet music printed somewhere and that is really the way it goes, well, then, won't I be embarrassed! -- But, it looks as if maybe someone tried to transcribe them but tripped over the fact that it isn't "regular" Italian? Maybe we can put our heads together and get it a little more accurate. Don't know if I still have the record but will check. I would LOVE to get the whole song. I never could get it all. But I do have some familiarity with the peculiarities of Neapolitan because that's where my dad came from. I definitely remember two lines, the version above omits the first but gives the second as "A quando si briaggo a Pepino giong apa " My dad explained this to me, here's roughly how it goes: "Stasera nella cucina, 'nu po' di vino [gia' lo da?], E quanno s'umbriaca, ah, Pepino gia' 'ncappa'" which means, "This evening in the kitchen I'll [give him, leave out for him] a little bit of wine, and when he gets drunk, I'll grab Pepino." That's one way to get rid of an unwanted mouse I guess. 'ncappare is dialect for "to grab aholt of", umbriaco is drunk, quanno is quando, or when, 'nu po' is un poco or a little bit. Definitely would like to see if we can get all of it! Rita Ferrara