Ninna nanna - Pink Martini ft. China Forbes | Live from Stuttgart - 2010

Pink Martini is on tour in 2022! Tickets are on sale now at: Excerpted from Pink Martini’s live appearance on German television, from the JazzOpen Stuttgart festival, recorded on July 19, 2010. “Ninna nanna“ is an original single from Pink Martini’s fourth studio album “Splendor in the Grass,“ written and sung in Neapolitan, a language spoken by 7 or 8 million people in portions of Southern Italy. A songwriting collaboration between Alba Clemente and Massimo Audiello, close friends of Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes, “Ninna nanna“ is a song about a sleeping sailor, and the mermaid who loves him. The song also features Dan Faehnle on acoustic guitar, Timothy Nishimoto on backup vocals, Gavin Bondy on flugelhorn, and Robert Taylor on trombone. This arrangement by Thomas Lauderdale includes an excerpt from “Swedish Rhapsody #1 (Midsommarvaka)“ by Hugo Alfvén. LYRICS: Ninna nanna marinare ‘Ngopp a varca, miezo o mare Io te parl e nun respunn Te si perze miez o suonn Te vurria magna’ de vas Ma ho paura e te sceta’ Cosi’ guarde da luntane Co’ stu core innammurat Quann aggia’ spetta D’averti questa sera Co’ sta luna chiena? Quann aggia’ sogna’ Di dirti quanto t’amo Co’ stu’ core ‘man – ma tu – sogni qui nel bluuuu … Ninna nanna marinare Tu si bell comme o’ mare A vote calm, senza creste A vote tutta na’ tempesta Ma tu suonn d’ate cose E chissa se t’arricuord Che tra a luna e mieze e stelle Io t’aspette a braccia aperte Quann aggia’ spetta D’averti questa sera Co’ sta luna chiena? Quann aggia’ sogna’ Di dirti quanto t’amo Co’ stu’ core ‘man – ma tu – sogni qui nel bluuuu … Ninna nanna nanna nanna Ninna nanna nanna nanna English translation Sleep, sleep sailor On the boat, in the middle of the sea I speak to you, but you don’t answer You got lost in your dreams I want to devour you with kisses But I am afraid to awaken you So I gaze at you from afar With this heart in love How long must I wait To have you this evening With this full moon? How long must I dream Of telling you how much I love you With my heart in my hand? But you dream in the blue … Sleep, sleep sailor You are beautiful like the sea Sometimes calm without crests Sometimes just like a storm But you are dreaming of other things And who knows if you will remember That between the moon and the stars I am waiting for you with open arms How long must I wait To have you this evening With this full moon? How long must I dream Of telling you how much I love you With my heart in my hand? But you dream in the blue … Ninna nanna nanna nanna Ninna nanna nanna nanna LINEUP: Thomas M. Lauderdale - bandleader, piano China Forbes - lead vocals Gavin Bondy - trumpet Robert Taylor - trombone Phil Baker - upright bass Dan Faehnle - guitar Nicholas Crosa - violin Pansy Chang - cello Timothy Nishimoto - vocals and percussion Brian Davis - percussion Derek Rieth - percussion Martin Zarzar - drums FIND PINK MARTINI ONLINE: Patreon Fan Club: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: Spotify: Apple Music: SoundCloud: bandcamp: Website: Pink Martini Shop: #PinkMartini #NinnaNanna #ChinaForbes #WhiteLotus #SplendorInTheGrassAlbum #NeapolitanLanguage #ThomasLauderdale #ChinaForbes #DanFaehnle #TimothyNishimoto #GavinBondy #RobertTaylor #NicholasCrosa #PansyChang #BrianDavis #PhilBaker #DerekRieth #SouthernItaly #Stuttgart #JazzOpen #AlbaClemente #MassimoAudiello #BigBand #Jazz #JazzMusic #BigBandJazz #LiveMusic #CafeJazz #HugoAlfven #SwedishRhapsody #WhiteLotusS2 #Midsommarvaka