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Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento)

26/4/2019

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Title:                         Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento)
Lyrics:                       Giambattista De Curtis
Music:                       Ernesto De Curtis
Release:                    1902
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Composer of song Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento )Ernesto de Curtis
Composer Ernesto de Curtis
lyricist of song Torna a Surriento (Come back to Sorrento )Giambattista de Curtis
lyricist Giambattista de Curtis

​"Torna a Surriento" is a Neapolitan song composed in 1902 by Italian musician Ernesto De Curtis to words by his brother, the poet and painter Giambattista De Curtis. The song was copyrighted officially in 1905, and has become one of the most popular songs of this traditional genre, which include others such as O sole mio, Funiculì funiculà, and Santa Lucia.
​La canzone fu presentata in pubblico per la prima volta nel 1902, eseguita probabilmente dalla coppia Giovanni Ambrosini e Maria Cappiello, quando il presidente del consiglio Giuseppe Zanardelli alloggiò all'hotel di Guglielmo Tramontano, allora sindaco di Sorrento. Fu annunciato che il brano era stato composto su richiesta di Tramontano, per ricordare a Zanardelli di mantenere la promessa di far realizzare una serie di opere pubbliche necessarie a Sorrento tra le quali la più importante era la rete fognaria all'epoca inesistente.

In realtà una ricerca più recente indica che i fratelli depositarono una copia del brano nel 1894, ovvero otto anni prima dell'esecuzione pubblica, e che quindi il brano fu soltanto riadattato per l'occasione.

lyrics 

Italian Napolitan

Vide 'o mare quant’è bello,
spira tantu sentimento,
Comme tu a chi tieni mente,
Ca scetato 'o fai sunnà.

Guarda gua' chistu ciardino;
Siente, sie’ sti ciur' arance:
Nu prufumo accussi fino
Dinto 'o core se ne va…

E tu dice: "I’ parto, addio!"
T’alluntane da stu core…
Da sta terra del l’ammore…
Tieni 'o core 'e nun turnà?

Ma nun me lassà,
Nun darme stu turmiento!
Torna a Surriento,
Famme campà!

Vid'o mare de Surriento,
che tesoro tene nfunno:
chi ha girato tutto 'o munno
nun l'ha visto comme'a ccà.

Vide attuorno sti Sirene,
ca te guardano 'ncantate,
e te vonno tantu bene...
Te vulessero vasà.

E tu dice: "I' parto, addio!"
T'alluntane da stu core
Da sta terra de l'ammore
Tiene 'o core 'e nun turnà?

Ma nun me lassà,
Nun darme stu turmiento!
Torna a Surriento,
Famme campà!
English translation:

Come Back to Sorrento (by Claude Aveling) 

Look at the sea, how beautiful it is,
it inspires so many emotions,
like you do with the people you look at,
who you make to dream while they are still awake.

Look at this garden
and the scent of these oranges,
such a fine perfume,
it goes straight into your heart,

And you say: "I am leaving, goodbye."
You go away from this heart of mine,
away from this land of love,
And you have the heart not to come back.

But do not go away,
do not give me this pain.
Come back to Surriento,
let me live!

Look at the sea of Surriento,
what a treasure it is!
Even who has travelled all over the world,
he has never seen a sea like this one.

Look at these mermaids
that stare, amazed, at you,
that love you so much.
They would like to kiss you,

And you say: "I am leaving, goodbye."
You go away from my heart,
away from the land of love,
And you have the heart not to come back.
​
But please do not go away,
do not give me this pain.
Come back to Surriento,
let me live!
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