Santa Lucia Luntana

The ships depart
For lands very far away
They sing on board and they are Neapolitan!
They sing with passion
The gulf is already disappearing
And the moon, in the middle of the sea
A little bit of Naples
They make you see

Faraway Santa Lucia
How much melancholy!
The world turns around
It goes to seek fortune
But when the moon rises
Far from Naples
You can't stay!

And the hands tremble
They tremble on the strings
How many memories, alas
How many memories!
And the heart doesn't know
Even with the songs
Hearing voices and sounds
It starts to cry
Because it wants to return!

Faraway Santa Lucia
How much melancholy!
The world turns around
It goes to seek fortune
But when the moon rises
Far from Naples
You can't stay!

Santa Lucia, you have
Only a little sea
But the further away you are
The more beautiful you seem!
It's the song of the sirens
That still weaves the nets
Heart, it doesn't want riches
If you were born in Naples
You want to die!

Faraway Santa Lucia
How much melancholy!
The world turns around
It goes to seek fortune
But when the moon rises
Far from Naples
You can't stay!