Jammo, jammo,
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'ncoppa jammo ja'...
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Jammo, jammo,
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'ncoppa jammo ja'...
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Funiculi - funicula,
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funiculi - funicula...
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'Ncoppa jammo ja',
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funiculi - funicula.
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Aissera, Nannine', mme nesagliette,
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tu saje addo...
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(Tu saje addo.)
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Addo, sto core 'ngrato, cchiu dispiette
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farme nun po...
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(Farme nun po!)
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Addo lo ffuoco coce, ma si fuje,
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te lassa sta...
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(Te lassa sta.)
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E nun te corre appriesso e nun te struje
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sulo a guarda...
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(Sulo a guarda.)
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Jammo, jammo, ecc.
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Se n'e sagliuta, oje ne', se n' e' sagliuta,
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la capa gia...
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E' ghiuta po' e' tornata, po' e venuta...
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sta sempe cca...
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La capa vota vota attuorno, attuorno,
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attuorno a te...
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(Attuorno a te.)
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Lo core canta sempe no taluorno:
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sposammo, oje ne'...
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(Sposammo, oje ne'.)
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Jammo, jammo, ecc.
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Translation:
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Let's go, let's go
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let's go up to the top...
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Let's go, let's go,
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let's go up to the top...
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Funiculi - funicula,
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funiculi - funicula...
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Let's go up to the top,
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funiculi - funicula.
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Last night, Nanninella, I went up
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you know where... (You know where.)
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Where your thankless heart can do me no more harm...
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(No more harm!)
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Where a fire is burning, but if you run,
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it leaves you alone...
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(Leaves you alone.)
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It doesn't chase after you and destroy you
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just by looking...
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(Just by looking.)
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Let's go, let's go, etc.
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It's climed, today, it's climed
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right to the top...
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(Right to the top.)
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It came, then went back, then came again,
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it's still there...
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(It's still there.)
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The top spins round and round,
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round about you...
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(Round about you.)
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My heart sings the same old complaint:
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let's get married today...
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(Let's get married today.)
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Let's go, let's go, etc.
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Funiculi-Funicula
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Russell Watson |