SARAH:
Quando sola ho bisogno, qui vicino, di
Mangiar’ un bel panino.
I don’t know what they might mean,
Don’t feel so keen when they insist it’s ‘a panini’
Won’t they bring just one roll per me, con té ?

Had a nice sandwich
Last night – prosciutto and formaggi – while at Fiumicino
Just one filled me up
More than a raviolo or linguino.

Time to say it right: single nouns don’t end in ‘i’
Just one sandwich-roll with my tea; I’ll leave a nice tip for you.
Con té UN panino – like ‘vino’ or ‘Dino’ – you ought to know.
No, no, no, don’t serve it right now – It’s time for transfer-flight.

ANDREA:
Quando pranzo solo arrivato negli Stati,
Mi occorre un biscotto
“You ought to get one free -a biscotti”, they say,
With one hot drink – you’ve got coffee or tea
Gratuito ‘one biscotti’ con caffé o té, caffé o té.

Time to say It. right: single nouns don’t end in ‘i’
Just one crunchy treat with caffé; I’ll leave a nice tip for you.
Caffé e UN biscotto – it rhymes with ‘risotto’ – you ought to know.
No, no, no don’t bring it right now – they’ve rebooked my next flight.

BOTH:
Time to try - you bet;‘cause It. and its rules take work to get.
No, plurals in ‘s’ don’t exist, it’s different from Spanish-
Time to say it right.

Say It. right!

ENGLISH VERSION:

SARAH:
When alone, no phone, arrived State-side, near here I crave
A crisp Italian roll’a:
It’s so unlike a bagel,
Crust so flaky, and it doesn’t have a hole’a.
Won’t they bring one here, for me, with tea?

ANDREA:
Hanging with my buds, and checking out the scene, I crave
An almond-flavored biscuit
It’s not like a burrito – has no beans
And they don’t even have to fix it
Biscuit for free with coffee; it’s free with tea, it’s free with tea.