Francesco De Gregori
Centocinquanta stelle lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:25
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
In fila indiana
In a line like Indians
In questa notte umida
In this humid night
Che sa di maggiorana
That smells of marjoram
In questa notte splendida
In this splendid night
Che sa di malva
That carries the scent of mallow
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
In questa notte calda
In this warm night
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
O centocinquantuno
Or one hundred fifty-one
Ed io che le sto a contare
And I'm here counting them
In questo cielo di nero fumo
In this sky of black smoke
Le conto e le riconto
I count them and recount them
E vai col tango
And here we go with the tango
In questa notte lurida
In this filthy night
Che sa di fango
That smells of mud
E tirano certe bombe
And they're dropping certain bombs
Che nessuno se le aspettava
That no one was expecting
In questa notte storica
In this historic night
Senza lapilli
Without embers
E senza lava
And without lava
E tirano certe bombe
They drop some bombs
Che sembrano dei giocattoli
That look like toys
Che ammazzano le persone
That kill people
E risparmiano gli scoiattoli
And spare the squirrels
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
E più di una scintilla
And more than one spark
In questa notte isterica
In this hysterical night
Che sa di camomilla
That smells like chamomile
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
O millecinquecento
Oh fifteen hundred
Ed io che le riconto
And I recount them
E piano piano mi addormento
And slowly I fall asleep
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
Ed una stella sola
And just one lonely star
In questa notte ipocrita
In this hypocritical night
Che sa di Coca Cola
That tastes like Coca Cola
Una notte così amichevole
A night so friendly
Da dormire in un sacco a pelo
That you could sleep in a sleeping bag
Centocinquanta stelle
One hundred fifty stars
In mezzo al cielo
In the middle of the sky
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Key vocabulary
- centocinquanta
- one hundred fifty
- stelle
- starsA2
- fila
- lineA2
- indiana
- IndianB2
- notte
- nightA1
- umida
- humid
- sa
- knowsA1
- maggiorana
- marjoram
- splendida
- splendidB1
- malva
- mallow
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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.