(Lyrics by Vicenzo Russo, Music by Eduardo Di Capua)
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Ah ! che bell'aria fresca
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ch'addora e malvarosa.
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E tu durmenno staje
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ncopp'a sti ffronne 'e rosa.
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'O sole a poco a poco
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pe 'stu ciardino sponta;
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'o viento passa e vasa
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'stu ricciulillo 'nfronta.
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'I te vurria vasa'...
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'I te vurria vasa'...
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Ma 'o core nun m' 'o
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ddice 'e te sceta'.
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'I me vurria addurmi'
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'I me vurria addurmi'
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vicino 'o sciato tujo
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n'ora pur'i'!
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Sento 'stu core tujo
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che sbatte comm' 'a ll'onne.
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Durmenno, angelo mio,
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chi sa tu a chi te suonne!
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'A gelusia turmenta
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'stu core mio malato;
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te suonne a me? Dimmello...
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O pure suonne a n'ato?
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'I te vurria vasa'...
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'I te vurria vasa'...
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Ma 'o core nun m' 'o
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ddice 'e te sceta'.
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'I me vurria addurmi'
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'I me vurria addurmi'
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vicino 'o sciato tujo
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n'ora pur'i'!
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English Translation:
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I Long To Kiss You
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(Lyrics by Vicenzo Russo, Music by Eduardo Di Capua)
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A welcome breath of air
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carries the hollyhocks' scent.
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I watch you sleeping there,
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fragrant roses for your bed.
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The sun has slowly climbed
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and is warming the garden now;
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a gentle wind wafts by,
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kissing the curl on your brow.
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I long to kiss you...
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I long to kiss you...
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But I don't have the heart
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to wake you.
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I long to drift asleep
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I long to drift asleep
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for an hour, close enough
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to feel your breath!
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I can hear your heart as it drums
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pounding like the waves of the deep.
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My darling, who walks your dreams
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while you are sound asleep?
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My heart is troubled and insecure -
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I'm sick with jealousy.
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Do you dream of another? I can't endure
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the thought you're not dreaming of me.
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I long to kiss you...
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I long to kiss you...
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But I don't have the heart
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to wake you.
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I long to drift asleep
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I long to drift asleep
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for an hour, close enough
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to feel your breath!
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I Te Vurria Vasa (You Know I'm Only Dreaming)
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| Russell Watson |
