I' Te Vurría Vasá - Russell Watson

Ah !

che bell’aria fresca

ch’addora e malvarosa.

E tu durmenno staje

ncopp’a sti ffronne 'e rosa.

'O sole a poco a poco

pe 'stu ciardino sponta;

'o viento passa e vasa

'stu ricciulillo 'nfronta.

'I te vurria vasa'…

'I te vurria vasa'…

Ma 'o core nun m''o

ddice 'e te sceta'.

'I me vurria addurmi'

'I me vurria addurmi'

vicino 'o sciato tujo

n’ora pur’i'!

Sento 'stu core tujo

che sbatte comm''a ll’onne.

Durmenno, angelo mio,

chi sa tu a chi te suonne!

'A gelusia turmenta

'stu core mio malato;

te suonne a me?

Dimmello…

O pure suonne a n’ato?

'I te vurria vasa'…

'I te vurria vasa'…

Ma 'o core nun m''o

ddice 'e te sceta'.

'I me vurria addurmi'

'I me vurria addurmi'

vicino 'o sciato tujo

n’ora pur’i'!

English Translation:

I Long To Kiss You

(Lyrics by Vicenzo Russo, Music by Eduardo Di Capua)

A welcome breath of air

carries the hollyhocks’scent.

I watch you sleeping there,

fragrant roses for your bed.

The sun has slowly climbed

and is warming the garden now;

a gentle wind wafts by,

kissing the curl on your brow.

I long to kiss you…

I long to kiss you…

But I don’t have the heart

to wake you.

I long to drift asleep

I long to drift asleep

for an hour, close enough

to feel your breath!

I can hear your heart as it drums

pounding like the waves of the deep.

My darling, who walks your dreams

while you are sound asleep?

My heart is troubled and insecure —

I’m sick with jealousy.

Do you dream of another?

I can’t endure

the thought you’re not dreaming of me.

I long to kiss you…

I long to kiss you…

But I don’t have the heart

to wake you.

I long to drift asleep

I long to drift asleep

for an hour, close enough

to feel your breath!