Pietro Buratti br br br br La note è bela, br Fa presto, o Nineta, br Andemo in barcheta br I freschi a ciapar! br A Toni g'ho dito br Ch'el felze el ne cava br Per goder sta bava br Che supia dal mar. br Ah! br br Che gusto contarsela br Soleti in laguna, br E al chiaro de luna br Sentirse a vogar! br Ti pol de la ventola br Far senza, o mia cara, br Chè zefiri a gara br Te vol sventolar. br Ah! br br Se gh'è tra de lori br Chi troppo indiscreto br Volesse da pèto br El velo strapar, br No bada a ste frotole, br Soleti za semo br E Toni el so' remo br Lè a tento a menar. br Ah! br br .................................................... br br br The night is beautiful. br Make haste, Nineta, br let us take to our boat br and enjoy the evening breeze. br I have asked Toni br to remove the canopy br so that we can feel the zephyr br blowing in from the sea; br Ah! br br What bliss it is to exchange br sweet nothings br alone on the lagoon br and by moonlight, br to be borne along in our boat; br you can lay aside your fan, my dear, br for the breezes will vie with each other br to refresh you. br Ah! br br If among them br there should be one so indiscreet br as to try to lift the veil br shielding your breast, br pay no heed to its nonsense, br for we are all alone br and Toni is much too intent br on plying his oar.