O SURICILLO E CASA
 
A sera ca’ tu’ te ritire a sta’ casa
cierche e mettere a chiave dint’a maschiatura
vaie e presse vuo’ arapi’ a porta pe trase
ma nu truove o pertuse pecche e’ ascure
 
Cu’ rummore da chiave se sente nu fruscio
e tu siente comm’e’ nu rusecarie e na noce
chi sta’ all’atu lato da rinte a chist’uscio
u suricillo t’aspetta e gia’ sente na voce
 
A porta s’arape e tu appiccia na luce
isse te guarda e po’ se’ mette a paura
cu e zampetelle aizate e cu’ l’uocchie c’abbrucia
Se’ m’bruscine pe’ faccia e se ne fuie dinte o scuro
 
Tu guarda o pertuse addo’ isse mo’ trase
tu saie addo sta’ ma maie te fa’ danne
mo’ e gia’ amico tuoie o suricillo e sta’ casa
ma lascia che campa pe’ nati cient’anne

di: Antonio De Girolamo

THE LITTLE HOUSE MOUSE
 
Every night as you return to your home
you try to put your key in the door lock
you are in a hurry and want to get inside
but you can’t find the key hole because is dark
 
With the noise of the key it makes like a hiss
and you hear a sound like a scratching of a walnut
who is listening on the other side of the door
the little mouse waits and he now hears your voice
 
You open the door and turn on the light
He see you and than he runs scared
with his little paws lifted and with burning eyes
he scratched his face and runs where it is dark
 
You are looking at the little hole where he just went in
you know where he is but he is never any trouble
he is now your best friend the little house mouse
so let him live for another hundred years

by: Antonio De Girolamo