Tabbed by P.Soly Any improvement and suggestion is welcome! CAPO: 3rd fret PICKING PATTERN | ------x-----x-----x-----x-- | | ------x-----x-----x-----x-- | | ----x-----x-----x-----x---- | etc etc etc.. all throught the song. | --------------------------- | | --x-----x-----x-----x------ | | --------------------------- | Am Sto crescenno no bello cardillo G Am quanta cose che l'aggia 'mpar?! Am Dm Adda ire da chisto e da chillo Am G Am lli mmasciate po' m'adda purt?. C G C Siente cc?, bello mio, lloco nnante C G C 'nc'? na casa, na nenna, nce sta Am C Dm tu la vide ca non ? distante Am G Am chella nenna aje da ire a truv?! Am Si la truove ca stace dormenno G Am pe na fata, gu?, nun la pigli?! Am Dm No rommore non fa co li penne Am G Am gu?, card?, tu l'avisse scet?? C G C Si affacciata po' sta a lo barcone C G C pe na rosa l'avisse pigli?? Am C Dm Gu?, card?, vi ca ll? nun te stuone Am G Am va vattenne, card? n'addur?! Am Si la truove che face l'ammore G Am sto cortiello annascunnete cc?, Am Dm 'nficcancillo deritto a lo core Am G Am e lo sango tu m'aie da purt?! C G C Ma si pensa: vatt? chiano, chiano C G C zitto, zitto te nce aje d'azzecc? Am C Dm si afferrare te vo co la mano Am G Am priesto mpietto tu l'aje da zomp?. Here's a translation I found on the Web : I'm breeding a nice goldfinch (thistle finch) what a lot of things I need to teach him !! He must go to one and to the other one and after it must bring me messages. Listen to me, my dear, not so far from here there is a house,a girl lives there you can see it, it's not far you must go and see that girl. If you find her sleeping don't mistake her for a fairy Don't make noise with your plumes (wings) otherwise,oh goldfinch, you could wake her up. If she's standing at the balcony don't mistake her for a rose Oh goldfinch, come here since there you're out of tone go, go away goldfinch, don't go on staying there. If you find her making love hide here this knife stick it straight into her heart and bring me her blood But if she's thinking, go away very slowly, as quiet as a mouse, don't interpose, if she want catch you with her hand you must spring quickly in her bosom. Cheers to all folk players!