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La canzone di Marinella – Fabrizio De André

Fabrizio De André

La canzone di Marinella lyrics with English translation

Language
Italian
Level
Intermediate
Released
1964
Genre
Cantautori
Length
3:19
  1. Questa di Marinella è la storia vera

    This is Marinella's true story,

  2. Che scivolò nel fiume a primavera

    That slipped into the river in springtime.

  3. Ma il vento che la vide così bella

    But the wind that saw her so beautiful,

  4. Dal fiume la portò sopra a una stella

    Carried her from the river up to a star.

  5. Sola e senza il ricordo di un dolore

    Alone and without the memory of pain,

  6. Vivevi senza il sogno d'un amore

    You lived without the dream of a love.

  7. Ma un re senza corona e senza scorta

    But a king without a crown and without escort,

  8. Bussò tre volte un giorno alla tua porta

    Knocked three times one day at your door.

  9. Bianco come la luna il suo cappello

    White as the moon was his hat,

  10. Come l'amore rosso il suo mantello

    Like love, red was his cloak.

  11. Tu lo seguisti senza una ragione

    You followed him without a reason

  12. Come un ragazzo segue l'aquilone

    Like a boy follows a kite

  13. E c'era il sole e avevi gli occhi belli

    And there was the sun and you had beautiful eyes

  14. Lui ti baciò le labbra ed i capelli

    He kissed your lips and your hair

  15. C'era la luna e avevi gli occhi stanchi

    There was the moon and you had tired eyes

  16. Lui pose le sue mani sui tuoi fianchi

    He placed his hands on your hips

  17. Furono baci e furono sorrisi

    There were kisses and there were smiles

  18. Poi furono soltanto i fiordalisi

    Then they were just the bluebells

  19. Che videro con gli occhi delle stelle

    That saw with the eyes of the stars

  20. Fremere al vento e ai baci la tua pelle

    Tremble in the wind and to kisses your skin

  21. Dicono poi che mentre ritornavi

    They say then that while you were returning

  22. Nel fiume chissà come scivolavi

    In the river who knows how you were gliding

  23. E lui che non ti volle creder morta

    And he who did not want to believe you were dead

  24. Bussò cent'anni ancora alla tua porta

    Knocked a hundred more times at your door

  25. Questa è la tua canzone, Marinella

    This is your song, Marinella

  26. Che sei volata in cielo su una stella

    You flew to the sky on a star

  27. E come tutte le più belle cose

    And like all the most beautiful things

  28. Vivesti solo un giorno, come le rose

    You lived for just one day, like the roses

  29. E come tutte le più belle cose

    And like all the most beautiful things

  30. 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.

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La canzone di Marinella

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