Testi di Courtin' in the Kitchen - Andy Stewart

Courtin' in the Kitchen (originale)

Come single belle and beau, unto me pay attention
Don’t ever fall in love, for tis the devil’s own invention
For once I fell in love with a maiden so bewitching
Miss Henrietta Bell out in Captain Kelly’s kitchen
Come, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
At the age of seventeen I was 'prenticed to a grocer
Not far from Stephen’s Green where Miss Henri' used to go sir
Her manners were sublime and she set me heart a-twitchin'
When she invited me to a hooley in the kitchen
Come, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
Next Sunday bein' the day that we were to have the flare-up
I dressed meself quite gay and I oiled and frizzed me hair up
The Captain wasn’t home and oh he had gone a-fishin'
So we kicked up high life down below in the kitchen
Come, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
With her arms around me waist, she slyly hinted marriage
To the door in dreadful haste came Captain Kelly’s carriage
Her eyes were full of hate and poison she was spittin'
When the Captain at the door, walked right into the kitchen
Come, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
When the Captain came downstairs, though he saw me situation
In despite of all me prayers I was marched off to the station
For me they’d take no bail, but to get home I was itchin'
And I had to tell the tale of how I came into the kitchen
Come, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
I said she did invite me, but she gave a flat denial
For assault did indict me, and I was sent for trial
She swore I robbed the house and in spite of all her schreechin'
And I got six months hard for me courtin' in the kitchen
Come, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie

(traduzione)

Vieni single bella e bella, prestami attenzione
Non innamorarti mai, perché è un'invenzione del diavolo
Per una volta mi sono innamorato di una fanciulla così affascinante
La signorina Henrietta Bell nella cucina del capitano Kelly
Vieni, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
All'età di diciassette anni sono stato "apprendistato da un droghiere
Non lontano da Stephen's Green, dove la signorina Henri era solita andare signore
I suoi modi erano sublimi e mi ha fatto battere il cuore
Quando mi ha invitato a un hooley in cucina
Vieni, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
La prossima domenica sarà il giorno in cui avremmo avuto la riacutizzazione
Mi sono vestito in modo abbastanza gay e mi sono oliato e increspato i capelli
Il Capitano non era a casa e oh era andato a pescare
Così abbiamo innalzato la vita alta laggiù in cucina
Vieni, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
Con le sue braccia intorno alla mia vita, ha accennato furtivamente al matrimonio
Alla porta arrivò in una fretta spaventosa la carrozza del capitano Kelly
I suoi occhi erano pieni di odio e veleno che stava sputando
Quando il Capitano alla porta, entrò direttamente in cucina
Vieni, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
Quando il Capitano è sceso al piano di sotto, anche se ha visto la mia situazione
Nonostante tutte le mie preghiere, sono stato condotto alla stazione
Per me non prendevano la cauzione, ma per tornare a casa mi prudeva
E ho dovuto raccontare la storia di come sono entrata in cucina
Vieni, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
Ho detto che mi ha invitato, ma ha negato categoricamente
Per aggressione mi ha incriminato e sono stato mandato a processo
Ha giurato che ho rapinato la casa e, nonostante tutti i suoi scherzi
E ho sei mesi difficili per me corteggiando in cucina
Vieni, ma toora loora la a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie
A toora loora lie a toora loora laddie