From “Songs of Italy,” collected by Marzo, published by Schirmer, New
York.
Milan (Lombardy). Sung by the group or by the dancers.
Italian: Che bel moffin la Peppinetta!
English: What a sweet face has Peppinetta!
Corpa de dia, vui fagh l’amor!
Body o’ me, if she were only mine!
La la lie-ra la la la lie-ra la la la la la la la la la la!
la la lie-ra la la la lie-ra la la la la la la la la la la!
Che cara tosa allegra, scetta,
She is a dear, I cannot forget her,
L’eona bellezza, l’èon ver te-sor!
Lively, and lovely, truly divine!
La la lie-ra la la la lie-ra la la la la la la la la la la!
la la lie-ra la la la lie-ra la la la la la la la la la la!
Se o-na quei volta su quel moffin,
If any time I dare to do it,
Podess mo fagh quel che vui mi,
What I would like to, on her face,
Mi ghe faria on bel basin,
With a warm kiss I’ll venture to woo it,
Che no desideri de pu d’insci!
And I shall wish no more and no less!
(Repeat last two lines twice.)
D’insci, d’insci, d’insci, d’insci!
No less, no less, no less, no less!
La la lie-ra la la la lie-ra la la la la la la la
la la la la la la lie-ra la la la lie-ra la la la
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la!