This song, written in 1915, is very much like an aria, with its sense of

being taken from some specific dramatic situation, though it, like many

of De Curtis' songs, is written in the Neapolitan dialect. The title

translates as "Without anybody, " and the song dwells on the singer's loss

and loneliness.

The opening instrumental music is rich and full, but softens as the vocal

line starts. The two verses act as introductions for the refrain, which

has the main melodic lines of the song, and gives it its title, "Che

mala sciorta, ahime. Sulo senza nisciuno e tu, tu morta, si, pe me! Tu

morta, si, pe me!" (What a terrible fate! Alone without anybody,

and you, you are dead, yes, for me! You are dead, yes, for me!")

In the first verse, the singer describes the evening and his solitude,

and then sings the refrain. In the next verse, he wonders where his

beloved is, whether she is happy or sad, if she ever weeks, if she shares

his torment. The refrain repeats, and then after a long instrumental

part, the last line repeats, "You are dead, yes, for me!"

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