Le Mantellate Lyrics in English Ornella Vanoni
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Mantellate by Ornella Vanoni from Italian to English.
Le Mantellate so' delle suore
The Mantellate are nuns
A Roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome there are only dark cells
Una campana sona a tutte l'ore
A bell rings at all hours
Ma Cristo nun ce sta dentro a 'ste mura
But Christ doesn't fit inside these walls
Ma che parlate a fa' ma che parlate a fa'
What are you talking about? What are you talking about?
Qui dentro ce sta solo infamità
There is only infamy in here
Carcere femminile ci hanno scritto
Women's prison they wrote to us
Sulla facciata d'un convento vecchio
On the facade of an old convent
Sacco de paja ar posto der tu' letto
Lots of sleep in place of your bed
Mezza pagnotta e l'acqua dentro ar secchio
Half a loaf of bread and water in a bucket
Le Mantellate so' delle suore
The Mantellate are nuns
A Roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome there are only dark cells
Una campana sona a tutte l'ore
A bell rings at all hours
Ma Cristo nun ce sta dentro a 'ste mura
But Christ doesn't fit inside these walls
Ma che parlate a fa' ma che parlate a fa'
What are you talking about? What are you talking about?
Qui dentro ce 'sta solo infamità
There's only infamy in here
Nell'amore abbi fede ci hanno detto
In love, have faith they told us
Domenica mattina alla funzione
Sunday morning at the service
Tre mesi che me svejo e che t'aspetto
Three months that I wake up and wait for you
Cent'anni che s'è chiuso 'sto portone
One hundred years since this door closed
Le Mantellate so' delle suore
The Mantellate are nuns
A Roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome there are only dark cells
Una campana suona a tutte l'ore
A bell rings at all hours
Ma Cristo nun ce sta dentro a 'ste mura
But Christ doesn't fit inside these walls
Ma che parlate a fa' ma che parlate a fa'
What are you talking about? What are you talking about?
Qui dentro ce 'sta solo infamità
There's only infamy in here
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