'O sole mio

'O sole mio is a famous Naples song written in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua.

It has been performed and covered by many artists as Enrico Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Mario Lanza and The Three Tenors. It has also been performed by rock/pop artists such as Dalida, Anna Oxa, Bryan Adams, Me First, SF9, Vitas Al Bano, Elvis Presley ("It's Now or Never"). Luciano Pavarotti won the 1980 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance for his rendition of 'O Sole Mio.

Lyrics

Neapolitan lyrics	English translation
Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole, n'aria serena doppo na tempesta! Pe' ll'aria fresca pare già na festa... Che bella cosa na jurnata 'e sole. Refrain:   Ma n'atu sole cchiù bello, oi ne',   'o sole mio sta nfronte a te!   'o sole, 'o sole mio   sta nfronte a te, sta nfronte a te! Lùceno 'e llastre d''a fenesta toia; 'na lavannara canta e se ne vanta e pe' tramente torce, spanne e canta, lùceno 'e llastre d''a fenesta toia. (Refrain) Quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne, me vene quasi 'na malincunia; sotto 'a fenesta toia restarria quanno fa notte e 'o sole se ne scenne. (Refrain)	What a beautiful thing is a sunny day! The air is serene after a storm, The air is so fresh that it already feels like a celebration. What a beautiful thing is a sunny day!   But another sun, even more beauteous, oh my sweetheart,   My own sun, is there in your face!   This sun, my own sun,   Is there in your face; It is there in your face! Your window panes shine; A laundress is singing and boasting about it; And while she's wringing the clothes, hanging them up to dry, and singing, Your window panes shine. When night comes and the sun has gone down, I almost start feeling melancholy; I'd stay below your window When night comes and the sun has gone down.