'Na sera 'e maggio
Mina Lyrics


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Quando viene 'appuntamento
Guarde 'o mare guard'e fronne
Si te parlo nun rispunne
Sta distratto comme a che
Io te tengo dint' 'o core
Songo sempe 'nnammurato
Ma tu invece pienze a' n'ato
E te staie scurdanno 'e me.
Quanno se dice si
Tienelo a mmente
Nun s'ha dda fa murรฌ
Nu core amante
Tu me diciste si
Na sera 'e maggio
E mo' tiene 'o curaggio
'e me lassร .

Tu me diciste si
Na sera 'e maggio




E mo' tiene 'o curaggio
'e me lassร 

Overall Meaning

The song 'Na sera 'e maggio' by Mina depicts a story of a person who is in love with someone who is not reciprocating their feelings. The lyrics are in Neapolitan dialect and describe a scenario where the singer waits for their love interest by the sea and amongst the leaves. However, the love interest is distracted and not responsive to the singer's advances, which leaves them heartbroken. The singer is deeply in love and unable to forget about their love interest, whereas the love interest seems to have moved on.


The chorus of the song emphasizes the moment when the love interest finally agrees to meet with the singer but ultimately decides to break up with them. The singer urges the love interest to remember that they have a loving heart and to not abandon them.


One interesting aspect of the song is that it was originally performed by Sergio Bruni in 1954, but it was Mina's version that became widely popular internationally. 'Na sera 'e maggio' is considered one of the most popular Neapolitan songs and has been covered by many artists in various languages. The song has also been featured in several movies and TV shows.


Line by Line Meaning

Quando viene 'appuntamento
When our rendezvous arrives


Guarde 'o mare guard'e fronne
I watch the sea and the leaves


Si te parlo nun rispunne
If I speak, you don't respond


Sta distratto comme a che
You're distracted like someone else


Io te tengo dint' 'o core
I keep you in my heart


Songo sempe 'nnammurato
I'm always in love


Ma tu invece pienze a' n'ato
But you're thinking of someone else


E te staie scurdanno 'e me.
And you're forgetting about me


Quanno se dice si
When you say yes


Tienelo a mmente
Remember it


Nun s'ha dda fa murรฌ
Don't let it die


Nu core amante
A loving heart


Tu me diciste si
You said yes to me


Na sera 'e maggio
One evening in May


E mo' tiene 'o curaggio
And now you have the courage


'e me lassร .
To leave me




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Giacomo Lorenzetti

Da brividi. Ma quale altra, ma chi? Irraggiungibile. Unica. Mito.

Giacomo Attanasio

Anche cantando in Napoletano hai il dono di farci sognare. ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’“

Karl Music

Versione strepitosa,con le inconfondibili inquadrature di Falqui

Lilia Gandolfo

Maravillosa!!! Unica!!!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿ’“

Giuseppe Parisi

Bellissima voce come sempre

Sandra Ieraci

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๐Ÿ’—โœจUnica.๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’ž๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

lucyeangel

Bellissima brava brava brava....

Raffpio

napoletano non perfetto ma la voce... MAMMA MIA

giuseppe zucca

Sei sempre la piรน scik nel cantare lepiรน belle canzoni del mondo

Franco Ghetti

queste sono chicchissime non chicche.................. grazie.

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