Lyrics – Neapolitan
(Neapolitan – Italy – folk song)
Alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè
aggio cumprat’ ‘nu piffariello,
piripipì lu piffariello.
Refrain
Alamirè, alamirè, alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè. (repeat)
Alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè
aggio cumprat’ ‘nu tamburiello,
turututù lu tamburiello
piripipì lu piffariello. Refrain
Alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè
aggio cumprat’ ‘nu viulino,
piu piu lu viulino
turututù lu tamburiello
piripipì lu piffariello. Refrain
Alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè
aggio cumprat’ ‘na viola,
za-zà la viola… Refrain
Alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè
aggio cumprat’ ‘na trumbetta,
perepepè fa la trumbetta… Refrain
Alla fiera di Mastr’Andrè
aggio cumprat’ ‘nu trumbone,
poropopò fa lu trumbone… Refrain
English Translation – At master Andrew’s fair
At the master Andrew’s fair
I’ve bought a little fife,
piripipi, the little fife.
Set the tone, set the tone at the master Andrew’s fair. (repeat)
At the master Andrew’s fair
I’ve bought a tambourine,
turututù, the tambourine
piripipi, the little fife. Refrain
At the master Andrew’s fair
I’ve bought a violin,
piu piu, the violin
turututù, the tambourine
piripipi, the little fife. Refrain
At the master Andrew’s fair
I’ve bought a viola,
za-zà, the viola
piu piu, the violin
turututù, the tambourine
piripipi, the little fife. Refrain
At the master Andrew’s fair
I’ve bought a little trumpet,
perepepè, the little trumpet… Refrain
At the master Andrew’s fair
I’ve bought a trombone
poropopò, the trombone… Refrain
(source)
See also
- Country: Italy
- Subject: instruments
- Form: cumulative / AB
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Meter: 6/8
- Scale: major
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody