
Fabrizio De André
La canzone di Marinella lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1964
- Genre
- Cantautori
- Length
- 3:19
Questa di Marinella è la storia vera
This is Marinella's true story,
Che scivolò nel fiume a primavera
That slipped into the river in springtime.
Ma il vento che la vide così bella
But the wind that saw her so beautiful,
Dal fiume la portò sopra a una stella
Carried her from the river up to a star.
Sola e senza il ricordo di un dolore
Alone and without the memory of pain,
Vivevi senza il sogno d'un amore
You lived without the dream of a love.
Ma un re senza corona e senza scorta
But a king without a crown and without escort,
Bussò tre volte un giorno alla tua porta
Knocked three times one day at your door.
Bianco come la luna il suo cappello
White as the moon was his hat,
Come l'amore rosso il suo mantello
Like love, red was his cloak.
Tu lo seguisti senza una ragione
You followed him without a reason
Come un ragazzo segue l'aquilone
Like a boy follows a kite
E c'era il sole e avevi gli occhi belli
And there was the sun and you had beautiful eyes
Lui ti baciò le labbra ed i capelli
He kissed your lips and your hair
C'era la luna e avevi gli occhi stanchi
There was the moon and you had tired eyes
Lui pose le sue mani sui tuoi fianchi
He placed his hands on your hips
Furono baci e furono sorrisi
There were kisses and there were smiles
Poi furono soltanto i fiordalisi
Then they were just the bluebells
Che videro con gli occhi delle stelle
That saw with the eyes of the stars
Fremere al vento e ai baci la tua pelle
Tremble in the wind and to kisses your skin
Dicono poi che mentre ritornavi
They say then that while you were returning
Nel fiume chissà come scivolavi
In the river who knows how you were gliding
E lui che non ti volle creder morta
And he who did not want to believe you were dead
Bussò cent'anni ancora alla tua porta
Knocked a hundred more times at your door
Questa è la tua canzone, Marinella
This is your song, Marinella
Che sei volata in cielo su una stella
You flew to the sky on a star
E come tutte le più belle cose
And like all the most beautiful things
Vivesti solo un giorno, come le rose
You lived for just one day, like the roses
E come tutte le più belle cose
And like all the most beautiful things
Vivesti solo un giorno come le rose
You lived for just one day like the roses
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Key vocabulary
- corona
- crown
- scorta
- escortB2
- bussò
- knocked
- luna
- moonB1
- rosso
- redA2
- mantello
- cloak
- seguisti
- you followed
- fiordalisi
- lilies
- videro
- saw
- fremere
- tremble
About this song
Fabrizio De André was an Italian singer-songwriter and prominent cantautore associated with the Genoese School, known for songwriting and performances across Italian and Genoese. Over a long career, he built concept albums around literature and poetry with political protest themes, and is also recognized by the nickname Faber.