A cute song about a boy trying to serenade his girl.
He says: "If I only had a mandolin I could serenade you properly. But I don't have a mandolin or any other instrument, so all I can do is whistle" with Italian lyric ((testo) and my English translation
Se Avessi un Mandolino
(Marf-Lao)
O Notte silente
fra mille baglior
lontano si sente
un canto d'amor
Io pure nel cuore
ho tanta passion
per dire al mio amore
la piu dolce canzone
Se avessi un Mandolino
un bengia ed un violino
mia bella innamorata
io vorrei farti la serenata
ma senza uno strumento
questa notte o Nini
(fischio)...
se la faccio cosi
Un lume se acceso
se aperto un balcon
e lei che ha compreso
la strana canzone
un cuore che ama
d'un semplice amor
non chiede non brama
un orchestras o un tenor
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O Night silent
with a thousand lights [stars]
far away I feel
a love song
In my heart I also
have so much passion
to say to my love
the sweetest song
If I had a Mandolin
a banjo or a violin
my beautiful lover
I would like to play a serenade
but without an instrument
this night oh Nini (Ninetta?)
(Whistle).....
so I do like this
A light is switched on
you open a balcony
and she understands
my strange song
a heart that loves
a simple love
does not ask for bravery
or an orchestras or a tenor
