Dalida
Tico tico lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 1:44
Tico Tico par ci
Tico Tico over here
Tico Tico par là
Tico Tico over there
Dans tout Séville on n'entend plus que ce nom-là
In all of Seville, that's the name we hear everywhere
Il passe par ici
He passes by here
Il va passer par là
He's going to pass by there
Comme il est beau dans son costume de gala
How handsome he is in his gala suit
Coiffé d'un sombrero
Wearing a sombrero
Les cuisses bien à plat
With his thighs resting flat
Sur son cheval il se promène à petits pas
On his horse, he strolls along at a gentle pace
Et sa moustache en crocs
And his mustache is like curled horns
Lustrée de gomina
Glossy with pomade
Il fait rêver tous les jupons de l'Alhambra
He makes all the skirts of the Alhambra dream
On dit tout bas que son grand-père était corsaire
They whisper that his grandfather was a privateer
Qu'il faisait la traite des noirs à Buenos Aires
That he used to trade slaves in Buenos Aires
Et patati et patata dans la maison qu'il habita
And so on and so forth in the house he inhabited
Tout le gratin de l'Alcalá y défila
All the elite of Alcalá paraded by
Tico Tico devenu unique légataire
Tico Tico, now the sole heir
De son magot, de son cheval et de ses terres
To his stash, his horse, and his lands
Il peut garder devant chacun son sombrero
He can keep his sombrero in front of everyone
C'est un vrai cabaleiro, Tico Tico
He's a true cabaleiro, Tico Tico
Tico Tico par ci
Tico Tico over here
Tico Tico par là
Tico Tico over there
Dans tout Séville on n'entend plus que ce nom-là
Throughout Seville, it's the only name we hear
Il passe par ici
He passes by here
Il va passer par là
He'll pass by there
Comme il est beau dans son costume de gala
How handsome he is in his gala suit
Coiffé d'un sombrero
Wearing a sombrero
Les cuisses bien à plat
With his thighs perfectly flat
Sur son cheval il se promène à petits pas
On his horse, he strolls at a gentle pace
Et sa moustache en crocs
And his mustache in a curl
Lustrée de gomina
Gleaming with pomade
Il fait rêver tous les jupons de l'Alhambra
He makes all the skirts of the Alhambra dream
On dit tout bas que son grand-père était corsaire
They whisper that his grandfather was a corsair
Qu'il faisait la traite des noirs à Buenos Aires
That he traded in slaves in Buenos Aires
Et patati et patata dans la maison qu'il habita
And blah blah blah in the house he lived in
Tout le gratin de l'Alcalá y défila
All the elite of Alcalá paraded by
Tico Tico devenu unique légataire
Tico Tico became the sole heir
De son magot, de son cheval et de ses terres
To his stash, his horse, and his lands
Il peut garder devant chacun son sombrero
He can keep his sombrero in front of everyone
C'est un vrai cabaleiro, Tico Tico
He's a true cabaleiro, Tico Tico
Tico Tico par ci
Tico Tico over here
Tico Tico par là
Tico Tico over there
Dans tout Séville on n'entend plus que ce nom-là
In all of Seville, that name is all you hear
Il passe par ici
He passes by here
Il va passer par là
He's going to pass by there
Comme il est beau dans son costume de gala
How handsome he is in his gala outfit
Coiffé d'un sombrero
Wearing a sombrero
Les cuisses bien à plat
With thighs nice and flat
Sur son cheval il se promène à petits pas
On his horse, he strolls with gentle steps
Et sa moustache en crocs
And his mustache sharp as a claw
Lustrée de gomina
Shiny with hair gel
Il fait rêver tous les jupons de l'Alhambra
He makes all the skirts of the Alhambra dream
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Key vocabulary
- petits
- smallA1
- plat
- flatA1
- plus
- moreA1
- promène
- walksA1
- tout
- allA1
- tico
- sparrow
- ci
- hereC1
- là
- thereA1
- séville
- Seville
- entend
- hear
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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.