La canzone del flauto - Otello Profazio

Il 26-12-1934 nasceva mio padre Otello, oggi avrebbe compiuto 89 anni
Per la ricorrenza voglio pubblicare una versione rara de "La canzone del flauto", incisa per un disco realizzato con Gabriella Ferri, molti anni fa.

In English
My father (Otello Profazio) was born on 26-12-1934 and today he would be 89.
I found a rare version of one of his songs "la canzone del flauto" (The flute song) and decided to publish on his birth day.

For those who are interested, here you are the lyrics in CALABRESE (original) and the translation into ENGLISH

La canzone del flauto

Nu pastorellu vicinu a un laghettu
Tagghjo ‘na canna e si fici un fischiettu
Lu misi e labbra per puti sona
E lu fischiettu si misi a cantá
Pecurarellu chi ‘mbucca mi teni
“Jeu sugnu figghia di re cavaleri
E pi pigghiari na pinna di chiú
Me frati Peppi tradituri fu”

Lu pasturellu si maravigghiau
E lu fischiettu a lu re ripurtau
Lu re lu misi alli labbra e sciusció
E lu fischiettu cusí gli parló
“o patri patri chi ‘mbucca mi teni,
jeu fua jettata ‘ntá l’acqui sereni
e pi pigghiari ‘na pinna di cchiu
to figghiu Peppi tradituri fu
e pi ‘n pinna di cheddu pavoni
me frati Peppi fu tradituri

E pi pigghiari ‘na pinna di cchiu
to figghiu Peppi tradituri fu

IN ENGLISH

The flute song

A little Shepherd close to a pond
Cut a reed and made a flute
He put it to his lips to play
And the flute began to sing
“Little shepherd that keep me in your mouth
I am the daughter of a noble King
And just to get a feather more
My brother Peppe (Giuseppe) was a traitor”

The shepherd was amazed
And brought the flute to the king
The king put it to his lips and blew
And so the flute spoke to him.
“O father who keep me in your mouth,
I was thrown into the calm waters
And just to get one more feather
Your son Peppe was a traitor
For a plume of a peacock bird
My brother Peppe was a traitor

And just to get one more feather
Your son Peppe was a traitor”