Funiculi’ funicula’ 

Aisséra, Nanninè’, mme ne sagliette,
                                        tu saje addó’…
                                        Tu saje addó’…

                  Addó’, ‘sto core ‘ngrato, cchiù dispiette
                                        farme nun pò…
                                        Farme nun pò!

                  Addó’ lo ffuoco coce, ma si fuje,
                                        te lassa stá…
                                        Te lassa stá.

                  E nun te corre appriesso e nun te struje
                                        sulo a guardá…
                                        Sulo a guardá…

                                        Jammo, jammo,
                                        ‘ncoppa jammo ja’…
                                        Jammo, jammo,
                                        ‘ncoppa jammo ja’…
                                        Funiculí – funiculá,
                                        funiculí – funiculá…
                                        ‘Ncoppa jammo ja’,
                                        funiculí – funiculá….

                                                          II

                  Nèh jammo: da la terra a la montagna,
                                                                                                no passo nc’è…
                                        No passo nc’è…

                  Se vede Francia, Pròceta, la Spagna…
                                        e io veco a te!
                                        E io veco a te…

                  Tiráte co li ffune, ditto ‘nfatto,
                                        ‘ncielo se va…
                                        ‘Ncielo se va…

                  Se va comm’a lo viento e, a ll’intrasatto,
                                        gué saglie sá’…
                                        Gué saglie sá’…

                                        Jammo, jammo,
                                        …………………….



                                                            III

                  Se n’è sagliuta, oje né’, se n’è sagliuta,
                                        la capa giá…
                                        La capa giá..

                  E’ ghiuta, po’ è tornata, po’ è venuta…
                                        Sta sempe ccá…
                                        Sta sempe ccá…

                  La capa vota vota attuorno, attuorno,
                                        attuorno a te…
                                        Attuorno a te…

                  Lo core canta sempe no taluorno:
                                        Sposammo, oje né’…
                                        Sposammo, oje né’…

                                        Jammo, jammo,
                                        …………………….