La leggenda di Cristalda e Pizzomunno [English translation]

You who now do not fear,

Ignore the song

Of that bewitching chorus

That invades your mind

And for how much you ponder,

By now your arms

Cannot do

anything more

But if you relax

And abandon your gaze

To a very long dream

Oh, my Pizzomunno

Look at that mocking wave,

That drowns

Your undefended love

I will remain faithful to you for life

And if they were few, even another hundred years

Thus you'll soften the deceptions

Of your mermaids

Cristalda was beautiful

And he, from far away,

Could see her

Still like that

With her hand outstretched

And maybe a tear shed

Into the wind

It was only a moment,

Then he disappeared far,

And her, at home, singing

Not even the suspicion

That meanwhile, below

Their vendetta

and their lament

Because, poor girl, they already had in their heart

The tense muscles of the beautiful fisherman

And his umpteenth refusal

Was one day punished

But I will wait for you, I will wait for you

Even if it were for a hundred years, I will wait

Even if it were for a hundred years

And then from the sea

They rose together

On the beaches of Vieste,

The evil mermaids

Somebody saw them

Carrying down

Cristalda in chains

And when the cries

Reached heaven

He truly went mad

Trying to save her

Because she was no longer there

And that blinding ire

Stopped him forever

And so the people admire him

From then on, giant

of white limestone

That waits to this day

For his stolen

And never-returned love

But I will wait for you

Even if it were for a hundred years, I will wait

Even if it were for a hundred years, I will wait

Even if it were for a hundred years

I will wait for you

Even if it were for a hundred years

Even if it were for a hundred years

I will wait for you

Even if it were for a hundred years

They say that now

And it may not be a legend

On an August dawn

The beautiful Cristalda

Rises again from the waves

To relive

A stupendous story

• Artist:Max Gazzè
• Album:La leggenda di Cristalda e Pizzomunno