Che La Luna
Louis Prima with Sam Butera & The Witnesses Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴C' 'na luna mezz'u mare
Mamma mia m'a maritare
Figlia mia a cu te dare
Mamma mia pensace tu
Se te piglio lu pesciaiole isse vai
Isse vene sempe lu pesce mane tene
Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia
Te pesculia figghiuzza mia
Oh, mama
La la la la la la
Oh, mama
La la la la la la

Mamma dear come over here
And see who's looking in my window
It's the baker boy and look
He's got a cannoli in his hand

If you marry the baker boy
He will come and he will go
He will always mix the flower in the pan
If you marry the baker boy
He'll have a cannoli in his hand

Oh, mama
La la la la la la
Oh, mama
La la la la la la

Mamma dear come over here
And see who's looking in the window
It's the musician and he's got
The instrument in his hand

If you marry the musician
He will come and he will go
He will always be playing in the band
If you marry the musician
He'll have the trumpet in his hand

Oh, mama
La la la la la la
Oh, mama
La la la la la la
Ancora
E balla
(?)

C' 'na luna mezz'u mare
Mamma mia m'a maritare
Figlia mia a cu te dare
Mamma mia pensace tu

Oh, mama
La la la la la la
Oh, mama
La la la la la la

(?)

A bella, a bella
A ballare

Overall Meaning

The song "Che La Luna" by Louis Prima and Sam Butera is a peppy, lively Italian-American song that is all about a mother's love and her desire to see her daughter happily married. The title translates to "What a moon!" and it is a common phrase used in Italian culture to express surprise or amazement at something. The song is sung in a mix of Italian and English and is filled with playful lyrics and upbeat music.

The song opens with the mother exclaiming that there's a moon over the sea and that it's time for her daughter to get married. She tells her daughter to choose wisely and consider all her options, including the fisherman and the baker. If she chooses the fisherman, he'll always have fresh fish for her, and if she chooses the baker, he'll always have a cannoli in his hand. The mother encourages her daughter to follow her heart and choose the man who makes her happiest.

As the song continues, the mother sees a musician outside her window with his instrument in his hand. She tells her daughter that if she marries him, he'll always be playing in the band and will have his trumpet with him. The song ends with a call to dance as the characters celebrate the joy of love and the possibilities of the future.

Line by Line Meaning

C' 'na luna mezz'u mare
There is a moon in the middle of the sea

Mamma mia m'a maritare
Mother, marry me off

Figlia mia a cu te dare
My daughter, whom should I give you to?

Mamma mia pensace tu
Mother, you decide

Se te piglio lu pesciaiole isse vai
If you marry the fisherman, he'll always be out at sea

Isse vene sempe lu pesce mane tene
He always comes with the fish and keeps it until the next day

Se ce 'ncappa la fantasia
If you feel imaginative

Te pesculia figghiuzza mia
You'll catch my little fish

Oh, mama La la la la la la Oh, mama La la la la la la
Oh, mother, let's dance

Mamma dear come over here And see who's looking in my window It's the baker boy and look He's got a cannoli in his hand
Mother, come here and see who's at my window. It's the baker boy, and he has a cannoli.

If you marry the baker boy He will come and he will go He will always mix the flower in the pan If you marry the baker boy He'll have a cannoli in his hand
If you marry the baker boy, he'll come and go, always kneading dough. If you marry the baker boy, he'll always have a cannoli in hand.

Mamma dear come over here And see who's looking in the window It's the musician and he's got The instrument in his hand
Mother, come here and see who's at my window. It's the musician, and he has an instrument.

If you marry the musician He will come and he will go He will always be playing in the band If you marry the musician He'll have the trumpet in his hand
If you marry the musician, he'll come and go, always playing in a band. If you marry the musician, he'll always have a trumpet in hand.

Ancora E balla
Again, let's dance

(?) C' 'na luna mezz'u mare Mamma mia m'a maritare Figlia mia a cu te dare Mamma mia pensace tu Oh, mama La la la la la la Oh, mama La la la la la la (?) A bella, a bella A ballare
Let's dance to the moon in the middle of the sea. Mother, marry me off. My daughter, whom should I give you to? Mother, you decide. Oh, mother, let's dance. (Unknown line). Beautiful, let's dance.

Lyrics © Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Traditional

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