Le Matellate Lyrics in English Ornella Vanoni
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Le Matellate by Ornella Vanoni from Italian to English.
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Le mantellate so' delle suore
The nuns' capes
A roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome I know only dark cells
Una campana sona a tutte l'ore
A bell is ringing at all hours
Ma cristo nun ce sta dentro a 'ste mura
But christ nun is inside 'ste walls
Ma che parlate a fa'
But what do you talk to fa'
Ma che parlate a fa'
But what do you talk to fa'
Qui dentro ce sta solo infamità
There's just infamy in here
Carcere femminile ci hanno scritto
Women's prison they wrote to us
Sulla facciata d'un convento vecchio
On the façade of an old convent
Sacco de paja ar posto der tus letto
Sacco de paja ar posto der tus bed
Mezza pagnotta e l'acqua dentro ar secchio
Half a loaf and water inside the bucket
Le mantellate so' delle suore
The nuns' capes
A roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome I know only dark cells
Una campana sona a tutte l'ore
A bell is ringing at all hours
Ma cristo nun ce sta dentro a 'ste mura
But christ nun is inside 'ste walls
Ma che parlate a fa'
But what do you talk to fa'
Ma che parlate a fa'
But what do you talk to fa'
Qui dentro ce 'sta solo infamità
There's just 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 function
Tre mesi che me svejo e che t'aspetto
Three months that svejo me and that I wait for you
Cent'anni che s'è chiuso 'sto portone
One hundred years that's closed' I'm door
Le mantellate so' delle suore
The nuns' capes
A roma so' soltanto celle scure
In Rome I know 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 nun is inside 'ste walls
Ma che parlate a fa'
But what do you talk to fa'
Ma che parlate a fa'
But what do you talk to fa'
Qui dentro ce 'sta solo infamità
There's just infamy in here
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