Napoli
99 Posse & Bisca & Almamegretta Lyrics

Napoli
The city of Naples

Criature vuttate 'mmiez' 'a na vi'
Children thrown in the middle of the street

Crisciute cu 'e pippate 'e cucaì'
Raised with bread crumbs and olives

Guagliune ca se fanno l'eroì'
Boys who pretend to be heroes

A scola nun ce sò maje putut'ì'
In school we never learned anything

Puceriale rint' 'o destì'
Pitiful people in poverty

Affiliate rint'a cocche famì'
Affiliated with the famous coaches

'O guverno ce ra sulo 'a polizì'
The government only cares about the police

Eh signora vanno a sta cchiù tranqui'
And the ladies can go about more peacefully

Nisciuno chiù le scippa 'o burzellì'
No one will steal their purses anymore

'E benpensante votano Dc
The well-to-do vote for DC

'E camurriste votano Psi
The Camorra members vote for PSI

'E sicchie 'e lota votano Msi
The fighters against the Mafia vote for MSI

Ma 'mmiez' 'a via continuano a murì'
But people keep dying in the street

Ma tenimmo 'o sole 'a pizza e 'o mandulino
But we still have the sun, pizza, and mandolin

Tarantelle canzone sole e mandulino
Tarantella song, sun, and mandolin

A Napoli se more a tarallucce e vino
In Naples, people die with crackers and wine

Città dimenticata sfruttata abbandonata
City forgotten, exploited, abandoned

Da tutti disprezzata ma a Agnelli c'è piaciuto
Despised by all, but Agnelli liked it

'O lavoro 'e l'emigrato pacche scassate
The work of the immigrant, worn patches

Famiglie disgregate e a Torino Milano
Families scattered to Turin and Milan

Napulitano terrone e ignorante
Napulitan, peasant, ignorant

Magnate 'o sapone lavate cu l'idrante
Soap magnate, wash with a hydrant

E tuornatenne a casa felice e cuntento
And return home happy and content

Ce he fatto fà' 'e miliardi e nun he avuto niente
He made billions and had nothing

Però sinceramente dico sinceramente
But honestly, I say honestly

Nun te può lamentà' tiene 'a machina e 'a patente
You can't complain, you have a car and a license

Ma rint' 'o parlamento ce teneno po' a mente
But in Parliament, they pay little attention to us

Rint' 'o parlamento nun se scordano maje niente
In Parliament, they never forget anything

Nun se scordano ad esempio 'o curdinamento
They don't forget, for example, the coordination

Ca ce sbatte sempre 'nfaccia 'e prubleme 'e tutt' 'a ggente
That always slams us in the face with everyone's problems

E allora immediatamente dico immediatamente
And then immediately, I say immediately

Manneno a Improta cu na cricca 'e malamente
Go to Improta with a bunch of bad guys

Giunto da Roma st'ommo tutt' 'e nu piezzo
This man from Rome arrived in pieces

Ca 'ncoppa Prefettura va a fà' 'o gallo 'ncoppa munnezza
Who, on the Prefecture, struts over the garbage

Giunto da Roma se n'è venuto a Napoli
This man from Rome came to Naples

Na-Na-Na-Na Napoli
Naples (repeated)