DALE Lyrics in English by Yung Snapp, Frezza, R3versal, G.Mineiro
Starnutisci means "you sneeze" in Italian. It's an unexpected and somewhat humorous word to find in a rap song, making it memorable and unique.
In the context of the lyrics, "Sient a mme, che juoche a fa'? Starnutisci, 'ê rregole nun obbedisc" (Listen to me, what are you playing at? You sneeze, you don't obey the rules), it's used metaphorically. It implies that the person is weak or easily affected, perhaps even literally "sneezing" at the rules, showing a disregard for them. This playful yet defiant usage makes it an interesting choice.
DALE is a Naples posse cut that keeps changing passports. Yung Snapp builds the beat and then passes the mic around, and the hook keeps sliding out of Neapolitan and into Spanish. It opens on "Dale, bonita, damela" (Go on, beautiful, give it to me), and the ask that follows is deliberately small and modern: "Damm 'o nummer o Instagram" (Give me your number or your Instagram). Nobody here is promising forever. They want the supercars, the tequila, and to never leave the city: "Vo' sta' semp a N-A" (I want to be in Naples all the time), N-A being Napoli.
Frezza takes the blunt verse. He can play the tough guy and still keep his mother paid ("Ij pozz fa' 'o uapp, mantenere a mamma"), he does what is not allowed, and for him "E nun esist 'a parola 'Bast'" (And the word enough does not exist). Then G.Mineiro turns the whole record into a football match, which is the funniest decision on it: "È la tuta, è la tuta da calcio" (It is the tracksuit, it is the football tracksuit) and "Tu stai parlando, io faccio golaço" (You are talking, I am scoring a golazo). Four acts, four registers, one argument: we are playing, you are commentating.
