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, they're just 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 isn't inside these walls
Ma che parlate a fa' ma che parlate a fa'
What's the use of talking, what's the use of talking
Qui dentro ce sta solo infamità
In here there's only depravity
Carcere femminile ci hanno scritto
They wrote "Women's Prison"
Sulla facciata d'un convento vecchio
On the facade of an old convent
Sacco de paja ar posto der tu' letto
A sack of straw instead of your bed
Mezza pagnotta e l'acqua dentro ar secchio
Half a loaf and water in the bucket
Le Mantellate so' delle suore
The Mantellate are nuns
A Roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome, they're just 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 isn't inside these walls
Ma che parlate a fa' ma che parlate a fa'
What's the use of talking, what's the use of talking
Qui dentro ce 'sta solo infamità
In here there's only depravity
Nell'amore abbi fede ci hanno detto
"Have faith in love," they told us
Domenica mattina alla funzione
Sunday morning at the service
Tre mesi che me svejo e che t'aspetto
Three months I wake up and wait for you
Cent'anni che s'è chiuso 'sto portone
A hundred years since this gate closed
Le Mantellate so' delle suore
The Mantellate are nuns
A Roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome, they're just 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 isn't inside these walls
Ma che parlate a fa' ma che parlate a fa'
What's the use of talking, what's the use of talking
Qui dentro ce 'sta solo infamità
In here there's only depravity
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