La luna 'mezzo mare

This version of the popular Sicilian song appears in the "Godfather" (the celebrated classic directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan).

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(Mrs Corleone:)

C'è la luna 'n 'menzu o' mari
mamma mia m'ha' maritari
figghia mia a 'ccu t'ha a dari
mamma mia ce pensa tu.

And the moon in the middle above the sea
o mother I want to get married
o daughter who do I have to give you to
o mother please take care of this.

(old man:)

C'è la luna 'n 'menzu o' mari
figghia mia t'ha' maritari
mamma mia a 'ccu m'ha a dari
figghia mia pensici tu.

And the moon in the middle above the sea
o mother I want to get married
o daughter who do I have to give you to
o mother please take care of this.

Si ti dugnu a lu scarparu
iddu va iddu veni
sempre 'u rasolu 'n manu teni
si ci pigghia la fantasia
ti rasulia figghia mia.

If I give you to the cobbler
he goes, he comes
a razor in the hand he has
if he feels like it
he will shave you, o daughter [...]

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