Francesco De Gregori
A Pa' lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:06
Non mi ricordo se c'era luna
I don't remember if there was a moon
E né che occhi aveva il ragazzo
Nor what the boy's eyes looked like
Ma mi ricordo quel sapore in gola
But I remember that taste in my throat
E l'odore del mare come uno schiaffo
And the smell of the sea like a slap
A Pà
To Dad
A Pà
To Dad
E c'era Roma così lontana
And there was Rome so far away
E c'era Roma così vicina
And there was Rome so close
E c'era quella luce che ti chiama
And there was that light calling you
Come una stella mattutina
Like a morning star
A pà
Oh father
A pà
Oh father
Tutto passa, il resto va
Everything passes, the rest moves on
E voglio vivere come i gigli nei campi
And I want to live like the lilies in the fields
E come gli uccelli nel cielo campare
And like the birds in the sky, to thrive
E voglio vivere come i gigli nei campi
And I want to live like the lilies in the fields
E sopra i gigli nei campi volare
And above the lilies in the fields, to soar
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Key vocabulary
- ricordo
- memoryA2
- luna
- moonB1
- quel
- that
- sapore
- flavorB2
- gola
- throatC1
- odore
- smell
- mare
- seaA1
- schiaffo
- slap
- né
- norA1
- occhi
- eyesA1
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About this song
Francesco De Gregori is an Italian singer-songwriter and OMRI recipient associated with Italian cantautor music. He is known for writing lyrics that are often described as elegant and for his preference to be credited simply as an artist.