Malafemmena

Si avisse fatto a n’ato
                 chello ch’hê fatto a me,
                 st’ommo t’avesse acciso…
                 e vuó’ sapé pecché?
                 Pecché ‘ncopp’a ‘sta terra,
                 femmene comm’a te,
                 nun ce hann”a stá pe’ n’ommo
                 onesto comm’a me…
 
                          Femmena,
                          tu si’ na malafemmena…
                          a st’uocchie hê fatto chiagnere,
                          lacreme ‘e ‘nfamitá…
 
                 Femmena,
                 tu si’ peggio ‘e na vipera,
                 mm’hê ‘ntussecato ll’ánema,
                 nun pòzzo cchiù campá…
 
                          Femmena,
                          si’ doce comm”o zzuccaro…
                          peró ‘sta faccia d’angelo,
                          te serve pe’ ‘nganná!
 
                 Femmena,
                 tu si’ ‘a cchiù bella femmena…
                 te voglio bene e t’odio:
                 nun te pòzzo scurdá…
 
                                                             II
 
                 Te voglio ancora bene,
                 ma tu nun saje pecché…
                 pecché ll’unico ammore
                 si’ stato tu pe’ me!…
                 E tu, pe’ nu capriccio,
                 tutto hê distrutto oje né’…
                 Ma Dio nun t”o pperdona
                 chello ch’hê fatto a me…
 
                          Femmena,
                          ……………..