St'ammore mme teneva 'ncatenato,

Ma ho detto: "Basta!" e mme só' liberato

Mme pare cchiù turchino 'o cielo,

Mme pare cchiù lucente 'o mare...

E 'o core canta p''a felicitá!



Chella llá, chella llá

Mo va dicenno ca mme vò' lassá

Se crede ca mme faccio 'o sango amaro,

Se crede ca 'mpazzisco e po' mme sparo!

Chella llá, chella llá

Nun sape che piacere ca mme fa

Mme ne piglio n'ata cchiù bella

E chi sulla restarrá...

Chella llá, chella llá, chella llá



I have to laugh each time I think about him

He thinks that I could never live without him

He has a very funny notion

That I'm gonna cry an ocean

Because he found himself another dove



Ha, ha, ha - hi, hi, hi

There's more than just one apple on the tree

Gonna find the dreamiest pigeon

And I'll love that turtle dove

Chella llá, chella llá, chella llá