Below, I translated the lyrics of the song SOS by Gigi D'Alessio from Italian to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
È na citta chien'e surrise
It's a smiling city
Che sape chiagner'annascuse
Who knows who will chiagner'annacuse
L'hanno ferita mille vot
A thousand votes hurt her
E nun se stanc'e suppurtà
And it doesn't get tired or suppurtà
Regal'ancor 'o sole
Give me some more sun
A chi ne parle male
To those who speak badly of it
Scrivenn'int'e giurnale
They will write in the newspaper
Na bugia pe' verità
A lie for the truth
Io cammennanno appere
I will come and appear
Addo' so' nato ajer
I was born ajer today
Si chiure ll'uocchie sent
He closes his hearing eyes
A vocia giovane 'e mamma'
A young voice 'and mother'
Ca me chiammav'a sera
He would call me in the evening
Ca' forza da paura
It's so scary
Dint'e sti viche 'scure
Around these dark streets
Addo' t'accire pe' campà
Addo' get ready for the campà
Sott'a miezu metro 'e cielo
Below the metro and sky
De ricorde sento addore
I feel pain at the memories
Dint'o bar do quartier
Near the neighborhood bar
Sulamente cient lire
Sully cient lire
Se pavava nu cafè
He paved at a café
Camme nanne pe sti viche
Sleeping cams for these viche
Dint'a ll'aria se sentev
You could smell it in the air
Tutt'e juorn na canzone
It's all just a song
Nu guaglion'e Santa Chiara
Nu guaglion'e Santa Chiara
Che cantava Napul'è
Who sang Napul'è
Forz'è accuminciata cca
It must have started about approx
A passiona mia 'e cantà
My passion is singing
E turnanno chesta sera
And they will return this evening
Je me sento comm'ajere
I feel like I am
Nu piccerillo e tantu tiempo fa
Just a little while ago
Quanto tiempo ca è passato
How much time has passed
Quanta cose so cagnate
I know so much bullshit
Nunn'è Napule 'e na vota
There's no Napule 'and a vote
Pur'e figli 'e chi ha sbagliato
Even children and whoever made a mistake
Vanno all'università
They go to university
Je vuless turnà arete
I want to return to Arete
Solamente nu minut
Only a few minutes
Pe verè si for'a scola
To tell the truth, he goes to school
Int'a na machina scassata
Inside a broken car
Sta papà c'aspett'a mme
Dad's waiting for me
Annarella comme stà
How is Annarella
S'è spusat'a chillu llà
She got married to chillu llà
'Nziem'a mme chell'è crisciuta
'Nziem'a me who has grown up
Song'ancora nnammurato
Song'still nnamurato
V'o giuro nun m'a pozzo cchiù scurdà
I swear to you, I won't even care
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