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Peppino 'u suricillu
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PEPPINO THE ITALIAN MOUSE
The complete lyrics and translation of Peppino. |
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Signore e signori io mi chiamo Peppino o
suricillu
Ladies and Gentlemen my name is Peppino the Little Mouse.
And what a mulignana (eggplant0
Peppino o you little mouse o won't you go away,
Find yourself another house to run around and play
You scare my girl you eat my cheese you even drink my wine,
I try so hard to catch you but you trick me all the time.
Ce sta nu suricillo abbasciu u cell arretu u muru
There is a small mouse in the cellar behind the wall
Ogni sera quell esce quannu a casa e` scura
Every evening he comes out when the house is dark
Indu u mienzu ra cucina abballa sulu sulu
In the middle of the kitchen dances all alone
ma pare nu malandrino pura a gata ‘ssa paura
Looks like a bad boy even the cat gets scared
Peppino u suricillo ma fattu scubari`,
Peppino the little mouse embarrassed me
Mannaggia u suricillo a ca` si ‘nna dda` i
Darn the little mouse from here he has to go
Stasira inda cucina nu pocu e vino aggia` lassa`
Tonight in the kitchen I'm going to leave a little wine
E quannu si mbriaga a Peppino aggia` ngappa`
And when he gets drunk Peppino I gotta catch
Ma tu chi si …Siciliano?
But are you …Sicilian?
No! I'm Calabrese you nut!
The other night I called my girl I asked her could we meet,
I said lets go to my house we could have a bite to eat,
And as we walked in through the door she screamed at what she saw,
There was little Peppino doing the cha cha on the floor.
Peppino u suricillo ma fattu scumbari`,
Mannaggia u suricillo a ca` si ‘nna dda` i
Stasira ind a cucina nu pocu e vino aggia` lassa`
E quannu si mbriaga a Peppino aggia` ngappa`
Ma come finiu? … a schifio?!!
How did it end? … It didn’t work out???
If I ever catch you I'ma gonna throw you right in a bagnarola (wash tub)
Chello nun gi piace u formaggio American
He doesn't like the American Cheese
Chello va truvannu nu poco e parmungianu
He goes lookin for a bit of parmesan
Se fattu chiatto chiatto cu sta vita buona
He's gotten chubby chubby with the good life
E quannu chill cammina pare proprio nu galanduomu
And when he walks, looks like a proper gentleman
Peppino u suricillo ma fattu scumbari`,
Mannaggia u suricillo a ca` si ‘nna dda` i
Stasira inda cucina nu pocu e vino aggia` lassa`
E quannu si mbriaga a Peppino aggia` ngappa`
Eurizi (The guy's name) I gatta present for you
Ah your a nice mouse
Close your eyes ...now put your hands in the box.
Oooo mannaggia u suricillo mma scasciato a mano
Oooo darn the little mouse has smashed my hand
A mouse trap
O sole mio (few words of an Italian song).
Eh malandrino! (Eh bad boy!)
Oi Mari |
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LOU MONTE
Lou Monte, an
Italian-American of Calabrian heritage, was born as Louis Scaglione on
April 2, 1917 in Manhattan, New York. He played the guitar and started
singing as a child beginning his professional career as a singer,
comedian, and musician as a young man... (more)
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