
Francesco De Gregori
Caterina lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:02
E poi arrivò il mattino
And then the morning came
E col mattino un angelo
And with the morning an angel
E quell'angelo eri tu
And that angel was you
Con due spalle da uccellino
With shoulders like a little bird
In un vestito troppo piccolo
In a dress that was too small
E con gli occhi ancora blu
And with eyes still blue
E la chitarra veramente
And the guitar, really
La suonavi molto male
You played it very poorly
Però quando cantavi
But when you sang
Sembrava carnevale
It felt like carnival
E una bottiglia ci bastava
A bottle was all we needed
Per un pomeriggio intero
For an entire afternoon
A raccontarlo oggi
Telling it today
Non sembra neanche vero
It hardly seems real
E la vita Caterina, lo sai
And life, Caterina, you know
Non è comoda per nessuno
Isn't comfortable for anyone
Quando vuoi gustare fino in fondo
When you want to savor completely
Tutto il suo profumo
All of its fragrance
Devi rischiare la notte
You must risk the night
Il vino e la malinconia
The wine and the melancholy
La solitudine e le valigie
The loneliness and the suitcases
Di un amore che vola via
Of a love that flies away
E cinquecento catenelle
And five hundred little chains
Che si spezzano in un secondo
That break in just a second
E non ti bastano per piangere
And aren't enough for you to cry
Le lacrime di tutto il mondo
The tears of the whole world
Chissà se in quei momenti
Who knows if in those moments
Ti ricordi della mia faccia
You remember my face
Quando la notte scende
When the night falls
E ti si gelano le braccia
And your arms go cold
Ma se soltanto per un attimo
But if only for a moment
Potessi averti accanto
I could have you by my side
Forse non ti direi niente
Perhaps I wouldn't say a thing
Ma ti guarderei soltanto
But I would just look at you
Chissà se giochi ancora
Who knows if you still play
Con i riccioli sull'orecchio
With curls around your ear
O se guardandomi negli occhi
Or if looking into my eyes
Mi troveresti un po' più vecchio
You'd find me a bit older
E quanti mascalzoni hai conosciuto
And how many rogues have you met
E quanta gente e quante volte hai chiesto aiuto
And how many people and how many times have you asked for help
Ma non ti è servito a niente
But it did you no good at all
Caterina questa tua canzone
Caterina, this song of yours
La vorrei veder volare
I would like to see it soar
Per i tetti di Firenze
Over the rooftops of Florence
Per poterti conquistare
To win you over
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Key vocabulary
- aiuto
- helpA1
- amore
- loveA1
- bastano
- sufficeA1
- chiesto
- askedA1
- conosciuto
- knownA1
- devi
- mustA1
- forse
- maybeA1
- gente
- peopleA1
- momenti
- momentsA1
- mondo
- worldA1
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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.