This coloratura aria for soprano occurs late in the first act of Naughty Marietta, as the heroine disguises herself as an Italian nobleman’s son and sings about Naples for the people of 18th-century New Orleans.
Ah my heart is back in Napoli
Dear Napoli, dear Napoli
And I seem to hear again in dreams
Her revelry, her sweet revelry
The mandolinas playing sweet
The pleasant sound of dancing feet
Oh, could I return, oh, joy complete
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Boom, boom, ay
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Mandolinas gay
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Boom, boom, aye. La, la, la, ha, ha, ha, Zing
Boom, ay
La, la, la, la, ha, ha, ha zing, boom, ay
The mandolinas playing sweet, the
Pleasant sound of dancing feet
Oh, could I return, oh, joy complete
Napoli, Napoli, Napoli
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Boom, boom, ay
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Mandolinas gay
Zing, zing, zizzy, zizzy, zing, zing
Boom, boom, aye. La, la, la, ha, ha, ha, Zing
Boom, ay
La, la, la, la, ha, ha, ha zing, boom, ay
Italian Street Song was written by Rida Johnson Young & Victor Herbert.
Victor Herbert released Italian Street Song on Mon Oct 24 1910.