Tu bella ca lu tieni lu pettu tundu
Nun sacciu ci su menne o su cutugna.
Maria ti chiammi tu, ci bellu nommi
Stu nommi ti l'ha mmisu la Madonna.
Stateve citte, stateve 'nzulenzia,
Vogghiu ca vuje sintiti lu mia cantare.
Bellu è lu mare e bella la marina,
Bella è la figlia di lu [bad word] 
La ni la ninina la ni ninena,
Ha dettu l'amuri miu staseri vena.
Marange e marangelle vogghiu chiantari
Nu limoncellu pi lu beni mia
Bella dintr'a li belle tu bella sei,
Ca de li belle tu puorti la palma.
Tu rondine [bad word] lu mare,
Ferma quandu ti dicu doje parole.

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My beauty of the rounded breast, [bad word] or apples, I know not which,
Your name is Mary, what a pretty name!
'Tis the name of the Madonna.
Hush, be silent,
I would like you to hear my song.
The sea is fair and fair is the shore,
And fair is the sailor's daughter.
La ni la ninina la ni ninena.
My love told me she [bad word] tonight.
I shall plant oranges large and small,
And a lemon for my love.
You are the fairest of the fair,
You win the prize for beauty.
You are a swallow skimming o'er the sea.
Stop, that I may say a few words to you...