Dalida
Calypso italiano lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1957
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:30
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Italian Calypso
Calypso si-, Calypso si-, Calypso siciliano
Calypso si-, Calypso si-, Sicilian Calypso
Savez-vous qu'un petit vent de folie
Do you know that a little breeze of madness
A soufflé sur toute l'Italie
Has blown across all of Italy
Dans les rues les gens frétillent
In the streets the people are buzzing
Sur des airs venus des Antilles
To melodies from the Antilles
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Italian Calypso
Calypso si-, Calypso là, Calypso siciliano
Calypso si-, Calypso there, Sicilian Calypso
Les mamas en faisant leur lessive
The mamas while doing their laundry
Portent des foulards aux couleurs vives
Wear bright scarves in vivid colors
S'appelant d'un ton tranquille
Calling out in a calm tone
Ma doudou, mon oiseau des îles
My darling, my bird from the islands
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso si-, Calypso là, Calypso siciliano
Calypso si-, Calypso there, Calypso siciliano
Le galant pour plaire à sa piccina
The gallant one to please his girl
Ne vient plus lui jouer de mandoline
No longer comes to play her mandolin
Elle préfère aux barcarolles
She prefers, to barcaroles
Le tempo des chansons créoles
The tempo of Creole songs
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso si-, Calypso si-, Calypso siciliano
Calypso si-, Calypso si-, Calypso siciliano
Mais un jour ce petit vent de folie
But one day this little wind of madness
S'envolera loin de l'Italie
Will fly far from Italy
Remportant aux îles lointaines
Carrying to distant islands
Mille sérénades de napolitaines
A thousand serenades from Naples
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Calypso italiano
Calypso ay, Calypso ay, Italian Calypso
Calypso si-, Calypso siciliano
Calypso si-, Sicilian Calypso
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Key vocabulary
- chansons
- songsA1
- couleurs
- colorsA1
- îles
- islandsA1
- jouer
- playA1
- jour
- dayA1
- là
- thereA1
- loin
- farA1
- oiseau
- birdA1
- plaire
- pleaseA1
- plus
- moreA1
About this song
Dalida was a French singer and actress of Egyptian origin, associated with French pop and disco. She is known for chart records such as the long run of “Bambino” and for “J’attendrai,” the first disco hit with French lyrics.