Francesco De Gregori
Ciao ciao lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:37
Disfruto mirarte
I enjoy watching you
Cada movimiento
Every movement
Un vicio que tengo
A vice I have
Un gusto valorarte
A pleasure to value you
Nunca olvidarte
Never to forget you
Entregarte mis tiempos
To give you my time
Ti sfrutto, lo sai che non posso restare muto
I use you, you know I can't stay silent
Che mi manchi nella notte come un lupo
I miss you at night like a wolf
Nei campi e stenderci a guardare gli UFO
In the fields and lying down to watch the UFOs
Ti amo, passo e chiudo
I love you, that's my final word
Anche quando poi mi fai impazzire e litighiamo
Even when you drive me crazy and we argue,
E tutte le cose belle le eliminiamo
And we erase all the beautiful things,
Dopo ridi e aspetti che ti richiamo e ti proietti
Then you laugh and wait for me to call you back and project you,
Bella come la luna sopra quei tetti, yeah
Beautiful like the moon above those rooftops, yeah,
Metto da parte tutto se so che vieni
I set everything aside if I know you're coming,
Ti sento senza vederti come gli alieni
I feel you without seeing you like aliens do,
Il tuo nome scritto in argento sopra quei treni
Your name written in silver above those trains,
Disfruto mirarte
I enjoy looking at you,
Cada movimiento
Every movement,
Un vicio que tengo
A vice that I have.
Un gusto valorarte
It's a pleasure to value you
Nunca olvidarte
Never forget you
Entregarte mis tiempos
To give you my time
No te fallaré
I won't fail you
Contigo yo quiero envejecer
With you, I want to grow old
Musica per l'anima
Music for the soul
Quando sei chiusa in camera
When you’re locked in your room
E sei lontana come l'Islanda dall'Africa
And you're distant like Iceland from Africa
Mi scende una lacrima, meglio una morte rapida
A tear falls down, better a quick death
Dicono che capita
They say it happens
Di lanciarsi nel vuoto, ma ho il cuore di ceramica
To dive into the void, but I have a heart of ceramics
La musica dentro, nessun asso nella manica
The music inside, no ace up my sleeve
Per essere così non ho una scusa valida
To be like this, I have no valid excuse
Sì, scendo alle otto giù in aeroporto
Yeah, I'll be down at eight at the airport
Ti aspetterei pure di notte a un binario morto
I'd wait for you even at night at a dead platform
Durante la tempesta mi trovi al porto che ti aspetto
During the storm, you’ll find me at the port waiting for you
Lo sai che non me lo scordo, te lo prometto
You know I won't forget it, I promise you that
Metto da parte tutto se so che vieni
I'll put everything aside if I know you're coming
Spariremo dentro questi quartieri
We'll disappear within these neighborhoods
Come fanno le scie degli aerei
Like the trails of the airplanes
Ciao baby
Hi baby
Disfruto mirarte
I enjoy looking at you
Cada movimiento
Every movement
Un vicio que tengo
A vice that I have
Un gusto valorarte
A pleasure to appreciate you
Nunca olvidarte
I will never forget you
Entregarte mis tiempos
To give you my time
Ya-ah-ah-ah
Oh-ah-oh-ah
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Uh-uh-uh-uh
Oh-ah-oh-ah
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
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Key vocabulary
- aspetti
- aspectsA1
- bella
- beautifulA1
- belle
- beautifulA1
- campi
- fieldsA1
- chiudo
- I closeA1
- cose
- thingsA1
- disfruto
- enjoy
- mirarte
- to look
- cada
- each
- movimiento
- movement
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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.