Francesco De Gregori
Caldo e scuro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:57
Sono venuto nella tua città un giorno
I came to your city one day
Era caldo e scuro
It was hot and dark
Poteva essere mezzogiorno
It could have been noon
Ma non ne sono sicuro
But I'm not so sure
Avevo tempo da perdere
I had time to waste
Da guadagnare niente
Nothing to gain
Non c'eri tu nell'aria
You weren't in the air
Sensibilmente
Sensibly
C'erano macchine ferme
There were cars standing still
Sulla tangenziale
On the ring road
E occhi al finestrino
And eyes at the window
Che respiravano male
That breathed poorly
Avessi almeno potuto scendere
If only I could have gotten off
E fermarmi a mangiare
And stopped to eat
Ma i ristoranti erano tutti pieni
But all the restaurants were full
E non avevo fame
And I wasn't hungry
E sono entrato in un portone
And I walked into a doorway
E dentro un grande ascensore
And inside a big elevator
E mi hanno fatto domande
And they asked me questions
Sulla mia vita interiore
About my inner life
Ed in qualcuna delle mie risposte c'era il tuo nome
And in some of my answers, there was your name
Mentre la tua città prendeva fuoco
While your city was burning
Sotto al sole
Under the sun
Così mi son sentito piccolo
So I felt small
Come un chicco di grano
Like a grain of wheat
Quando ho guardato la tua foto sul muro
When I looked at your photo on the wall
Ed ero già lontano
And I was already far away
Tu sorridevi a qualcuno
You were smiling at someone
Qualche anno prima
A few years earlier
Ed io ho pensato, sarà meglio lasciare questa città
And I thought, it would be better to leave this city
Prima che sia mattina
Before morning comes
Ed ho imparato che l'amore insegna
And I’ve learned that love teaches
Ma non si fa imparare
But it doesn’t let itself be learned
Ed ho giocato a nascondermi
And I’ve played hide and seek
E a farmi trovare
And let myself be found
Ed ho provato a smettere di bere e a ricominciare
And I tried to stop drinking and start again
E sono stato bene
And I’ve been good
E sono stato male
And I’ve been bad
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Key vocabulary
- almeno
- at leastA1
- anno
- yearA1
- bene
- wellA1
- città
- cityA1
- così
- like thisA1
- domande
- questionsA1
- entrato
- enteredA1
- fa
- makesA1
- fatto
- doneA1
- già
- alreadyA1
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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.