Michel Sardou
Io Domenico lyrics with English translation
- Language
- French
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- French Pop
- Length
- 4:09
Moi, Domenico de Raguse
Me, Domenico from Ragusa
La neige et le feu réunis
The snow and fire united
Né d'un soldat de Syracuse
Born of a soldier from Syracuse
D'une bellissima d'Italie
From a beautiful one of Italy
Moi, Domenico de Raguse
Me, Domenico from Ragusa
Mes jours se terminent aujourd'hui
My days end today
Près d'une femme des Abruzzes
Near a woman from Abruzzo
Qui m'a fait un enfant chaque année de sa vie
Who gave me a child each year of her life
Io Domenico
I, Domenico
Quand mon bateau franchissait la mer Tyrrhénienne
When my boat crossed the Tyrrhenian Sea
Un homme, un homme un nouveau
A man, a man, a new one
Naissait sous la bannière américaine
Was born under the American banner
Io Domenico
Au plus profond de mes passions ou de mes haines
In the depths of my passions or my hatreds
J'ai toujours juré fidélité à mes jeunes années
I have always sworn loyalty to my youth
Io Domenico
Ma pauvreté, je l'ai jetée comme une eau sale
I cast away my poverty like dirty water
J'ai changé de peau
I changed my skin
Mais pas de sang, pas d'accent, pas d'étoile
But not my blood, not my accent, not my star
À vous mes garçons
To you, my boys
Je laisse mon nom, mon violon et mes cigales
I leave my name, my violin, and my cicadas
Et cette chanson que vous chanterez à mon enterrement
And this song that you will sing at my funeral
Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo
Turn around and around, turn as the world turns
Nel mio cuore, gira hoi li hoi la
In my heart, it spins hoy li hoy la
Io Domenico
I am Domenico
C'est moins que rien pour le tocsin du Val d'Amone
It's nothing for the toll of the bell in Val d'Amone
Rien qu'un Sicilien
Just a Sicilian
Qui lui revient sans fleurs et sans couronnes
Who returns to him without flowers and without crowns
Toi, Angélina
You, Angelina
Que j'ai choisie, qui m'a compris mieux que moi-même
Whom I chose, who understood me better than myself
Je te dis "merci", "garde l'espoir", "au revoir" et "je t'aime"
I say to you 'thank you', 'keep hope', 'goodbye' and 'I love you'
Che bel gioco gir'hoi li, hoi la
What a beautiful game, I've got it here, hey there
Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo
Round and round it goes, spinning like the world does
E un gioco che mai finirai
It's a game that will never end
Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo
Round and round it goes, spinning like the world does
Che bel gioco che hoi lì hoi la
What a beautiful game, I've got it here, hey there
Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo
Round and round it goes, spinning like the world does
E un gioco che mai finirai
It's a game that will never end
(Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo)
(Round and round it goes, spinning like the world does)
(Che bel gioco che hoi lì hoi la)
(What a beautiful game, I've got it here, hey there)
(Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo)
Round and round we go, spinning like the world
(E un gioco che mai finirai)
It's a game that you'll never end
(Gira giro tondo, gira come gir'il mondo)
Round and round we go, spinning like the world
(Che bel gioco...)
What a beautiful game...
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Key vocabulary
- mieux
- betterA1
- moins
- lessA1
- nom
- nameA1
- nouveau
- newA1
- plus
- moreA1
- près
- nearA1
- réunis
- gatheredA1
- moi-même
- myselfB1
- merci
- thanksA1
- garde
- guardA1
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About this song
Michel Sardou is a French singer-songwriter and actor associated with pop and chanson. He is known for his French chart-topping albums, frequent media controversy, and major hits such as “La maladie d’amour” and “La vieille.”