How much basil
do you sow each year...
you must give me one sprig every day.

Oh! If it is my heart you want
I will send it to you,
but you must give me yours
upon your return.

Oh! How sweet
is the smell of your soft skin!
so intense
that it dispels sleep.

Oh, my love!
if you were my butler,
tomorrow I would
only arise at noon

When my mother had me christened,
she wrapped me up as if I were a bride.
her riches were just this veil,
to me she left a small piece of the sky.

Unseasoned bread and onions,
that is the food my people eat.
only at festivals do we eat meat,
and my longing for an apple grew, and so did I.

Many men beneath the mountain,
exhaustion written on their brows,
waiting for the promised land,
there's always a priest to say mass.

O land forgotten by God and the saints,
only your tears remain,
you spend your whole life waiting
for something that will never come.

The wheel turns, the earth turns,
you reach the sky or stay on the ground.
what a bitter fate to be left all alone
never able to eat the apple

I have the feet, the feet of a duck
step by step they say he comes
and as he comes he goes
I have the feet of a duck.

Oh, I have the leg, the leg of a duck
leg with leg, pull it and excite yourself
step by step they say he comes
and as he comes he goes
I have the feet of a duck.

Oh, I have the thigh, the thigh of a duck,
thigh with thigh, pull it, squeeze it
leg with leg, pull it and excite yourself
step by step they say he comes
and as he comes he goes
I have the feet of a duck.

Oh, I have the * ciarrabbaddazzu , the ciarrabbaddazzu of a duck
ciarrabbaddazzu I pull and caress
thigh with thigh, pull it, squeeze it
leg with leg, pull it and excite yourself
step by step they say he comes
and as he comes he goes
I have the feet of a duck.

Oh, I have the stomach, the stomach of a duck
stomach with stomach
pull it and come closer
ciarrabbaddazzu I pull and caress
thigh with thigh, pull it, squeeze it
leg with leg, pull it and excite yourself
step by step they say he comes
and as he comes he goes
I have the feet of a duck.

Oh, I have the breast, the breast of a duck
and with my breast I prepare the bed
stomach with stomach
pull it and come closer
ciarrabbaddazzu I pull and caress
thigh with thigh, pull it, squeeze it
leg with leg, pull it and excite yourself
step by step they say he comes
and as he comes he goes
I have the feet of a duck.

* ciarrabbaddazzu are the genital organs of the animal.

Who told you that I am going to leave you
better death than this pain
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! I die I die I die I die
breath of my heart my love you are.

Who told you, my little one
my heart tears me apart
little by little by little by little
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! I die I die I die I die
breath of my heart my love you are.

The first love I made with you
and ungrateful you, you forget me
let us make peace oh my little one
breath of my heart my love you are

The rabbit has a mouth,
and you too have a mouth,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, mouth to mouth.

Oh, the cherry,
what a lovely smell the cherry has!
the girl hugs me and kisses me,
she wants the cherry with the whole branch.

The rabbit has breath,
and you too have breath,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, breath to breath.

Oh, the quince,
what a lovely smell the quince has!
this girl, I press her
against me, I hug her,
she wants the quince with the whole branch.

The rabbit has a chest,
and you too have a chest,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, chest to chest.

Oh, the cherry,
what a lovely smell the cherry has!
the girl hugs me and kisses me,
she wants the cherry with the whole branch.

The rabbit has a stomach,
and you too have a stomach,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, stomach to stomach.

Oh, the quince,
what a lovely smell the quince has!
this girl, I press her
against me, I hug her,
she wants the quince with the whole branch.

The rabbit has thighs,
and you too have thighs,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, thigh to thigh.

Oh, the cherry,
what a lovely smell the cherry has!
the girl hugs me and kisses me,
she wants the cherry with the whole branch.

The rabbit has feet,
and you too have feet,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, foot to foot.

Oh, the quince,
what a lovely smell the quince has!
this girl, I press her
against me, I hug her,
she wants the quince with the whole branch.

The rabbit has hair,
and you too have hair,
and tonight I dreamt
I was lying next to you, hair to hair.

Oh, the cherry,
what a lovely smell the cherry has!
the girl hugs me and kisses me,
she wants the cherry with the whole branch.

Between villas and valleys and dense woods
where is my lover I ask me from there
I go to search for her but I don't know where
for her love I go around the world.
I go to the sea and I ask the waves
„could you tell me where my love is gone?“
and the echo from afar replies
that she went away as a slave of the Turks

I would like Orlando 's sword
so that I could travel the world
my Agatina will die this year
who has taken you?...Ah! I'm getting confused
It was her mother who with a tyrannical heart
send her to the sea to look for the grandfather
why did you fall for it, didn't you hear the
announcement that said
„do not go to the sea because there are Turks“?

Take up your arms and run joung men!
everyone's strenght and courage is needed
those who have the crucufix and those who have
hung on a pitchfork
how did these infamous Turks get in.
those who have the crucufix and those who have
hung on a pitchfork
how did these infamous Turks get in

The ships arrived,
many ships, in Palermo.
the pirates stepped ashore
with faces from hell.

The sun, they robbed us of the sun.
we remained in darkness, so dark!
Sicily (cries).

The color gold in the oranges
is what the pirates stole.
barren fields full of fog
is what they left us.

The sun, they robbed us of the sun.
we remained in darkness, so dark!
Sicily (cries).

They stole the colors of the sea,
what grief!
The fishes turned insane,
hear how they lament!

The sun, they robbed us of the sun.
We remained in darkness, so dark!
Sicily (cries).

They tore out
from our women's Eyes,
the light and the fire
that made the mirrors shine.

The sun, they robbed us of the sun.
We remained in darkness, so dark!
Sicily cries.

Tonight I shall go and run with the wind
to open the gates of history.
Tonight I want to revive the past
and the memories, just for a moment.
Tonight, with the flame of love,
I dig a grave for the pain.

There is more suffering and pain
than joy and love of mankind.
it is not the tears that change one's fate,
it is not the fear that stops the course of things.

I open my fists, I count my fingers,
I stay as I am and step out into life.
I tell you stories and sing, sing and tell stories
so as not to forget anything.

No one has blessed my path,
not even the little hand of a priest.
Now I am going to run with the wind
and look for a moment of peace.
I want to rip the sky apart
to make it rain cascades of love.

There are those who betray and rule,
and those who stand mutely in silence.
Power makes the mighty strong,
remaining silent is what kills the innocent.

I was born when the tyrant
scorned wherever we went,
times of abuse, famine and war.
I grew up amongst the villains,
how many silent tears did I cry,
my innocence was taken and shared by so many.

Bad people, violent people,
there are so many in this society.
It is not love that grows,
but just the privileges of those who rule.

You bought he book of the infamous
the first disgrace you did to me.

I hear no clock or bell
I feel chained like a dog.

I hear someone calling mother and I'm in torment
what a mother... the chain answers.

I would like to kill the one who wanted it like this
An old bullet and a shot from a shotgun.

Inside the Vicarage there is trouble
especially for those who have no-one
friends come for everyone but never for me
I desperately clutch the bars.

A passing fancy does not last long,
like the love of a liar,
love that lasts less than an hour,
the whimsical fire of a witch.

My loving eye saw you clearly,
a spring of water, crystal-clear and pure,
but when the stones
have been removed from the riverbed,
all that remains is mud in a ditch.

The death bells toll,
now that you have killed my love
the sun has darkened,
as have the sky and the sea,
and my heart is full of pain.

You have given my heart to the gravediggers,
they are digging ditches and graves.
They are looking for skulls and evil souls
to give me thorns instead of flowers.

Yesterday my love came outside (declared himself)
on a golden flying horse.

Below my windows and my balconies
with a handkerchief in his hand and crying.

The King ans Queen appear
this young girl must be crowned

I am joung and my word does not change
I want him and not the crown.

When I die
do not have a mass said for me,
but think
of me, your friend.

When I die
bring me a flower,
a flower so big and red
as the blood that was shed.

When I die
make sure that I “do not die”.
tell everyone
what I told you.

When I die
do not feel lonely.
I shall not leave you,
not even when I lie in my grave.

When I die
sing my songs,
do not forget them,
keep singing them for everyone else.

When I die
think of me from time to time,
since I died for this poor country
without a voice.

When I die
bring me a flower,
a flower so big and red
as the blood that was shed.