Serenata
Folkabbestia Lyrics

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E' mezzanotte, e c'ù sta bella luna
Nisciuno sape l'intenzione mia.
'A sape sule chi s'add'affaccià,
'A sape sule chi vo' bbene a me.

Nun t'affaccià si siente a voce mia
Nun t'affaccià si siente a serenata
Ije mo' nun canto pe tté, canto pe' n'ata

Ca' nun s'affaccia si t'affacce tu.

Parole doce e fronne de suspire
E na' catena 'e vase long'assaje,
Chist'é l'ammore ca' mi' ha 'ngatenate,
Chist'é l'ammore ca' suspira e canta.

Nun t'affaccià si siente a voce mia
Nun t'affaccià si siente a serenata
Ije mo' nun canto pe tté, canto pe' n'ata
Ca' nun s'affaccia si t'affacce tu.

(Grazie ad Angelo per questo testo)

Overall Meaning

The song "Serenata" by Folkabbestia is about a man who is singing a serenade to his beloved under the moonlight. It's midnight, and he doesn't want anyone to know about his intentions except for her. He asks her not to come out to the balcony if she hears him singing because he's not singing for her, but for someone else. He sings about his love, which has captured and enraptured him. He tells her that he's singing with sweet words and a heavy heart full of sighs and a chain of vases. He ends by asking her not to come out if she hears his voice singing, as he's not singing for her.

The lyrics of "Serenata" convey a romantic and passionate mood, emphasizing the secrecy and hidden emotions behind the act of singing a serenade. It also reflects the traditional Italian culture of serenading as a romantic gesture, leading back to the early Renaissance.

Line by Line Meaning

E' mezzanotte, e c'ù sta bella luna
It's midnight and there's a beautiful moon out

Nisciuno sape l'intenzione mia.
No one knows my intention

'A sape sule chi s'add'affaccià,
Only those who come to the window know

'A sape sule chi vo' bbene a me.
Only those who care for me know

Nun t'affaccià si siente a voce mia
Don't come to the window if you hear my voice

Nun t'affaccià si siente a serenata
Don't come to the window if you hear a serenade

Ije mo' nun canto pe tté, canto pe' n'ata
I'm not singing for you now, I'm singing for someone else

Ca' nun s'affaccia si t'affacce tu.
Because if they don't come to the window, it will be because you did

Parole doce e fronne de suspire
Sweet words and sighs

E na' catena 'e vase long'assaje,
And a chain of very long dreams

Chist'é l'ammore ca' mi' ha 'ngatenate,
This is the love that has captured me