FUNICULI FUNICULA

Original Neapolitan lyrics

Aissera, oje Nannin, me ne sagliette,
tu saje add, tu saje add
Add 'stu core 'ngrato cchi dispietto
!arme nun p"# Farme nun p!
Add lu !uoco coce, ma se !uje
te lassa sta# Te lassa sta!
$ nun te corre appriesso, nun te struje
sulo a guard%, sulo a guard.
&amme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme j%,
&amme, jamme 'ncoppa, jamme j%,
!unicul', !unicul%#
!unicul', !unicul%#
'ncoppa, jamme j%,
!unicul', !unicul%#
N, jamme da la terra a la montagna#
Nu passo nc'(# Nu passo nc'!
)e *ede Francia, +roceta e la )pagna,,,
Io *eco a tte# Io veco a tte!
-irato co la !une, ditto 'n!atto,
'ncielo se *a, 'ncielo se va.
)e *a comm' 'a lu *iento a l'intrasatto,
gu(, saglie, s%# gu, saglie, s!
&amme, jamme,,,
)e n'( sagliuta, oje n, se n'( sagliuta,
la capa gi%# La capa gi!
. gghiuta, po' ( turnata, po' ( *enuta,
sta sempe cc%# ta sempe cc!
La capa *ota, *ota, attuorno, attuorno,
attuorno a tte# !ttuorno a tte!
)tu core canta sempe nu taluorno/
)posamme, oje n# posamme, oje n"!
&amme, jamme,,,
$nglish translation
0esterday e*ening, O Nannina, I clim1ed up,
2o you 3no4 4here5
-o 4here an ungrate!ul heart can no longer
*e6 me#
7here a 8re is 1urning, 1ut i! you 9ee
It lets you 1e,
It doesn't chase you, doesn't melt you, 4ith
just one glance#
Let's go, let's go, let's go to the top,
Let's go, let's go, let's go to the top,
Funicul', !unicul%,
!unicul', !unicul%#
Let's go to the top,
Funicul', !unicul%#
Let's go !rom here 1elo4 up to the
mountain, O Nannina, a step a4ay#
0ou can see France, +rocida, and )pain,
And I see you#
0ou rise, pulled 1y a ca1le, :uic3 as a 4in3
into the s3y,
7e'll rise up li3e a 4hirl4ind all o! a sudden
3no4s ho4 to do#
Let's go, let's go,,,,
;y head is spinning, O Nannina, It's gone up
there already#
It 4ent there, spun 'round, and then
returned/
It's al4ays here#
;y head is spinning, spinning,
$ncircling you#
-his heart o! mine is al4ays singing
the same re!rain/
<;arry me, O Nannina<#
Let's go, let's go,