Texts of the Neapolitan songs

Apprimma m'hê vuluto tanto bbene
E mò, pecché nun me vuò bbene cchiù?
Saccio che vonno dì turmiente e ppene,
Ma nun saccio pecché nun sì cchiù tu!

Nun te scordo, bella mia,
Tutt' 'o bbene nun mm' 'o scordo!
Tengo impresso 'nu ricordo
Ca 'stu core te pò dì!
Quanta suonno aggiu perduto!
Quanta vase 'nzuccarate!
Quanta notte aggiu chiagnuto!
Quant' ammore, Catarì!

Comm' 'o sole lucente a mare sponta,
'St'ammore tujo spuntaje pe' me 'ncantà!
E comm' 'o sole d'oro ca tramonta
Se nn' è trasuto e maje riturnarrà!

Nun te scordo, bella mia,
Tutt' 'o bbene nun mm' 'o scordo!
Tengo impresso 'nu ricordo
Ca 'stu core te pò dì!
Quanta suonno aggiu perduto!
Quanta vase 'nzuccarate!
Quanta notte aggiu chiagnuto!
Quant' ammore, Catarì!

M'hê fatto dì dummeneca passata
Ca te sì fatta monaca. E che fa?
Saccio 'o cunvento addò te sì 'nzerrata
E sott' 'a cella toja vengo a cantà!

Nun te scordo, bella mia,
Tutt' 'o bbene nun mm' 'o scordo!
Tengo impresso 'nu ricordo
Ca 'stu core te pò dì!
Quanta suonno aggiu perduto!
Quanta vase 'nzuccarate!
Quanta notte aggiu chiagnuto!
Quant' ammore, Catarì!

At first you loved me so much
And now, why don't you love me anymore?
I know what torment and pain are,
But I don't know why you have changed so much!

I'll never forget you, my beauty,
All that love we had I'll never forget it!
I remember it
And my heart can remind you of it!
How many dreams I lost!
How many sweet kisses!
How many nights I cried!
How much love, Catherine!

Like the bright sun rising above the sea
Your love to me was born and enchanted me!
And like the golden setting sun
It was over and never will come back!

I'll never forget you, my beauty,
All that love we had I'll never forget it!
I remember it
And my heart can remind you of it!
How many dreams I lost!
How many sweet kisses!
How many nights I cried!
How much love, Catherine!

You said to me last Sunday
That you became a nun. And what to do?
I know which nunnery you're locked up in
And under the window of your cell I go to sing!

I'll never forget you, my beauty,
All that love we had I'll never forget it!
I remember it
And my heart can remind you of it!
How many dreams I lost!
How many sweet kisses!
How many nights I cried!
How much love, Catherine!