vedi Napoli e poi muori

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Italian

Etymology

Literally “see Naples and then die”, as quoted by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[1] Compare Neapolitan vide Napule e po' muore.

Though of unknown origin and authorship, it is likely to have been coined in the city itself when the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (of which Naples was the capital) was at its golden age, that is, during the kingdom of Bourbons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌve.di ˈna.po.li e‿pˌpɔi ˈmwɔ.ri/, [ˌved̪i ˈnäːpolj e‿ˌpːɔi̯ ˈmwɔːri]

Proverb

vedi Napoli e poi muori

  1. see Naples and die (nothing compares to the beauty of Naples, so you can die after you've seen it)

Further reading

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References

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