cante due

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trani-destito
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cante due

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whenever someone in the family was complaining, moaning or whining about something, my father in law would always look at them and in a bit of a sing song voice, say to them " Cante Due". I'm sure it's not spelled that way in Italian, but when I asked him what it meant, he laughed and said "sing" Can anyone clarify?
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Canti tu -- means "you sing"...
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