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Translate the Old man singing #9509
06/16/04 06:13 PM
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In GF1 during the wedding act there is a part when Mama Corleone is pulled on stage and she sings, after that she gets an old man up there and he starts to sing (that is one of my favorite moments in the whole series) and im guessing he is singing some old raunchy song. Seems like hes singing about a huge woman who wanted sex all the time.

Can anyone translate the lyrics?

Re: Translate the Old man singing #9510
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I picked this up from a Sicilian and Neapolitan song website. No literal translation is provided, but you can get the inference from the last paragraph:


Luna mezz'o mare (Sicilian dialect)
Paolo Citarella

C'e la luna mezz'o mare
Mamma mia me maritari,
Figghia mia, a cu te dari
Mamma mia pensaci tu. O Mamma, piscia fritta baccala O Mamma piscia fritta baccala.

Si ci dugnu lu babberi (barber)
Iddu va, Iddu veni
'u rasolu manu teni. (razor)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi rasulia la figghia mia.

Chorus (O Mamma..)

Si ci dugnu falignami (woodmaker)
Iddu va, iddu veni
'u chianuzzu manu teni. (plane)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi chiannuzulia la figghia mia.

Chorus (O Mamma...)

Si ci dugnu lu scapparu (shoemaker)
Iddu va, iddu veni
'u matteddu manu teni. (hammer)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi matteddia la figghia mia.

Chorus (O Mamma...)

Si ci dugnu zuppunaro (farmer)
Iddu va, iddu veni
'u zappuni manu teni. (plow)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi zappunia la figghia mia.

Chorus (O Mamma...)

Si ci dugnu macillaiu (butcher)
Iddu va, iddu veni
La sasizza manu teni. (sausage)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi sasizzia la figghia mia.

Chorus (O Mamma...)

Si ci dugnu piscialiolu (fisherman)
Iddu va, iddu veni
E lu pisci manu teni. (fish)
Si ci pigghia la fantasia
Mi pisciulia la figghia mia.
Chorus...

Synopsis: A young woman has difficulty in choosing a man to be her husband. She asks her mother to decide. Her mother describes each man and his livelihood. The mother gives a comic answer for each one, indicating for instance, that if you marry the butcher, his sausage will become your fantasy. Obviously, a song fraught with double entendre.


Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu,
E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu...
E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu
Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
Re: Translate the Old man singing #9511
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I've always wondered about that! ha ha

Re: Translate the Old man singing #9512
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On Saturday, I went to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA. I went into the Little Italy section, and I heard this song playing. It brought a grin to my face, lol. grin


"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis



Re: Translate the Old man singing #9513
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Re: Translate the Old man singing #9514
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Re: Translate the Old man singing #9515
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I've never been clear on this - the old man is one of the heads of the Five Families, isn't he? He is at the meeting when Vito and Phillip Tattaglia make up. I though he was Victor Stratchi.

Maybe I am mistaken. Outside of Vito, Phillip T. and Barzini, I never knew who the other 2 heads of the Five Families were.

Re: Translate the Old man singing #9516
06/18/04 11:30 AM
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Originally posted by DeathByClotheshanger:
I've never been clear on this - the old man is one of the heads of the Five Families, isn't he?
No. He's not one of the bosses.

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Re: Translate the Old man singing #9517
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Quote
Originally posted by SC:
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Originally posted by DeathByClotheshanger:
[b] I've never been clear on this - the old man is one of the heads of the Five Families, isn't he?
No. He's not one of the bosses.

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Then who is the old guy? He was in the burial scene at the cemetary. He is most prominent getting helped out of a car, a black Cadillac, naturally... tongue


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Re: Translate the Old man singing #9518
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He looks suspiciously like Victor Stracci to me.


"Growing up my dad was like 'You have a great last name, Galifianakis. Galifianakis...begins with a gal...and ends with a kiss...' I'm like that's great dad, can we get it changed to 'Galifianafuck' please?" -- Zach Galifianakis



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I thought he was old man Nazorine. Yeah, the baker's father. I cant really remember but I think Mama Corleone calls his name out while she is still on stage.


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Re: Translate the Old man singing #9520
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Originally posted by TheKillerGFan:
Can anyone translate the lyrics?
Sorry for the delay, I thought I had posted this before. The translation (below) is from Geoff's site:

AND THE MOON IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA:
OH MY MOTHER I MUST GET MARRIED --
OH MY DAUGHTER WHO WILL WE GET?
MY MOTHER I LEAVE IT UP TO YOU.

(I)
IF I GET YOU THE BUTCHER
HE WILL COME AND HE WILL GO,
BUT HE'LL ALWAYS HOLD THE SAUSAGE IN HIS HANDS...
IF HE GETS A BRIGHT IDEA
HE'LL SAUSAGE YOU OH MY DAUGHTER.

(II)
IF I GET YOU THE FISHERMAN
HE WILL COME AND HE WILL GO,
BUT HE'LL ALWAYS HOLD THE FISH IN HIS HANDS...
IF HE GETS A BRIGHT IDEA
HE'LL FISH YOU OH MY DAUGHTER.

(III)
IF I GET YOU THE SHOEMAKER
HE WILL COME AND HE WILL GO,
BUT HE'LL ALWAYS HOLD THE SHOE IN HIS HANDS...
IF HE GETS A BRIGHT IDEA
HE'LL SHOE YOU OH MY DAUGHTER.

(IV)
IF I GET YOU THE GARDEN MAN
HE WILL COME AND HE WILL GO,
BUT HE'LL ALWAYS HOLD THE CUCUMBER IN HIS HANDS...
IF HE GETS A BRIGHT IDEA
HE'LL CUCUMBER YOU OH MY DAUGHTER.


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