A. Filipello: Quattro cavai che trottano – Schweizer Jugendchor 2015
Lovely Swiss-Italian song. My father would call this an Italian Lollipop. I first heard this sung my KENNETH MCKELLAR about 1970. McKellar made many recordings of Italian songs as well as operatic arias though he was best known for songs of Burns, Scottish songs and Irish songs. He made a wonderful recording of the MESSIAH (see below)
Quattro cavai che trottano
Quattro cavai che trottano
sotto la timonella,
vuoi tu venir mia bella,
vuoi tu venir mia bella?
Quattro cavai che trottano
sotto la timonella,
vuoi tu venir mia bella
in su la riva del mar?
Che bella notte che fa,
in barchetta si va
a far l’amore con te.
Che bella notte che fa,
in barchetta si va
a far l’amore con te.
In riva al mar si pescano,
si pescano le sardelle,
sono lucenti e belle,
sono lucenti e belle…
In riva al mar si pescano,
si pescano le sardelle,
sono lucenti e belle
come i tuoi occhi per me.
Che bella notte che fa,
in barchetta si va
a far l’amore con te.
Che bella notte che fa,
in barchetta si va
a far l’amore con te.
Vieni alla tua finestra,
bruna, o mia bella bruna
che al chiaro della luna,
che al chiaro della luna…
Vieni alIa tua finestra,
bruna, o mia bella bruna
che al chiaro della luna
andremo a fare l’amor.
Che bella notte che fa,
in barchetta si va
a far l’amore con te.
Che bella notte che fa,
in barchetta si va
a far l’amore con te.
Four trotting horses
which draw the carriage
do you want to come with me, my dear?
do you want to come with me, my dear?
Four trotting horses
which draw the carriage
do you want to come with me, my dear?
Do you want to come to the seaside?
What a beautiful night,
by boat we go
to do love with you.
What a beautiful night,
by boat we go
to do love with you.
On the seaside we can fish
we can fish the sardines
they are shiny and beautiful
they are shiny and beautiful.
On the seaside we can fish
we can fish the sardines
they are shiny and beautiful
like your eyes for me.
What a beautiful night,
by boat we go
to do love with you.
What a beautiful night,
by boat we go
to do love with you.
Look out the window,
my dark-haired darling,
because at the moonlight
because at the moonlight…
Look out the window,
my dark-haired darling,
because at the moonlight
we’ll go to do love.
What a beautiful night,
by boat we go
to do love with you.
What a beautiful night,
by boat we go
to do love with you.
Spirit of Cecilia 