Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Chillo È Comm'a Te by Nino D'Angelo from Italian to English.
Nu gigante buono ca venette da tanto luntano
A good giant who came from afar
Se sfidaie co mare e nisciuno 'o dette na mano
Challenged the sea and no one gave him a hand
Java appriesse 'o sole e arrivaie addò maie s'aspettava
He walked towards the sun and arrived where no one expected
S'addurmette cu 'a luce da luna
He fell asleep with the moonlight
Se scetaie ngoppe 'a terra 'e nisciuno
He wandered on the earth of no one
Chille è comme a ttè, tene ll'uocchie, tene 'a vocca e mane
They are like you, they have eyes, they have a mouth and hands
Chille è comme a ttè, tene 'o core Napulitane
They are like you, they have a Neapolitan heart
Chille è comme a ttè, e tu 'o ssaje comme se stà male
They are like you, and you know how it feels to be in pain
Chille è comme a ttè, comme a ttè ca nun te siente eguale
They are like you, like you, who don't feel equal
Ehi, si m'abbatte ca Sale dinte 'o stesso mare
Hey, if I fall, I'll get up from the same sea
Foglie do stesso ramo invecchiati cu 'e pregiudizi
Leaves from the same branch, aged with prejudices
Ce scurdamme 'e essere umani, stendere na mano, ehi
We forget to be human, to extend a hand, hey
'E vvote ce scurdamme 'e essere felici
Sometimes we forget to be happy
Na canzone sona forte int'e quartieri
A song plays loudly in the neighborhoods
Na speranza 'e chi dimane nun tene niente
Hope for those who have nothing tomorrow
Nu suonne se realizza qualche vota
A dream comes true sometimes
Nu scugnizzo sta cantanno nzieme 'a storia
A street kid is singing the story together
Napule sarà 'a Regina 'e porta Capuana
Naples will be the Queen of Porta Capuana
Me pigliaie pè 'a mano chi vò bene nun guarda 'o culore
Take my hand, those who love don't look at color
Può scavà inte 'o core e truvaie nu tesoro 'e passione
You can dig into the heart and find a treasure of passion
E nascette cu 'a pelle cchiù scura
And he was born with darker skin
stu Scugnizzo da Terra 'e nisciuno
This street kid from the Land of No One
Chille è comme a ttè, tene ll'uocchie, tene 'a vocca e mane
They are like you, they have eyes, they have a mouth and hands
Chille è comme a ttè, se fatica pur'isso 'o pane
They are like you, they also struggle for bread
Chille è comme a ttè, parla e canta Napulitane
They are like you, they speak and sing in Neapolitan
Chille è comme a ttè, comme a ttè ca nun te siente eguale
They are like you, like you, who don't feel equal
Ce hamme mparate a vulà ncielo comme aucielle
We have learned to fly like birds in the sky
Hamme nventate tanta cose ma sapimme campà assieme
We have invented so many things but we know how to live together
E' poco ll'interesse si sì 'e ll'Africa o sì Indiana
It matters little if we're from Africa or India
A fore simme diverse ma a dinte simme eguale
Outside we may be different, but inside we are equal
Ma che ce ne mporta do culore ngoppe 'a pelle
But what does the color matter under the skin?
'A casa mia t'arapro 'e porte, 'o bene torna sempe
In my home, I open the doors, goodness always returns
Nun costa niente certi vote a dà na mano
Sometimes it costs nothing to lend a hand
L'unica razza che cunosco è chella umana
The only race I know is the human one
Chille è comme a ttè tene ll'uocchie, tene 'a vocca e mane
They are like you, they have eyes, they have a mouth and hands
Chille è comme a ttè, tene 'o core Napulitane
They are like you, they have a Neapolitan heart
Chille è comme a ttè, e tu 'o ssaje comme se stà male
They are like you, and you know how it feels to be in pain
Chille è comme a ttè comme a ttè ca nun te siente eguale
They are like you, like you, who don't feel equal
Sotto lo stesso cielo
Under the same sky
Camminamm' assiem'
We walk together
Comme a ttè, tene ll'uocchie, tene 'a vocca e mane
Like you, they have eyes, they have a mouth and hands
Comme a me, comme a ttè
Like me, like you
Comme a ttè, comme a ttè ca nun te siente eguale
Like you, like you, who don't feel equal
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