Francesco De Gregori
Gambadilegno a Parigi lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:44
E allora sognò Atene
And then he dreamed of Athens
e la sua bocca spalancata
and her wide-open mouth
E la sua mano da riscaldare
And her hand to warm up
e la sua vita stonata
and her off-key life
E quel suo mare senza onde
And that sea of hers without waves
e la sua vita gelata
and her frozen life
E allora sognò Atene
And then he dreamed of Athens
sotto una nevicata
under a snowfall
Guardalo come cammina
Look at him how he walks
ballerino di samba
samba dancer
E come inciampa in ogni spigolo
And how he stumbles on every edge
innamorato e ridicolo
in love and ridiculous
Come guida la banda
Like the band leads the way
come attraversa la strada
like he crosses the street
senza una gamba
without a leg
Portami via da questa terra
Take me away from this land
da questa pubblica città
from this public city
Da questo albergo tutto fatto a scale
From this hotel made entirely of stairs
da questa umidità
from this humidity
Dottoressa chiamata Aprile
Doctor called April
che conosci l'inferno
that knows hell
Portami via da questo inverno
Take me away from this winter
portami via da qua
take me away from here
E allora sognò Atene
And then he dreamed of Athens
e l'ospedale militare
and the military hospital
Ed i soldati carichi di pioggia
And the soldiers heavy with rain
e un compleanno da ricordare
and a birthday to remember
Ed un ombrello sulla spiaggia
And an umbrella on the beach
e un dopoguerra sul lungomare
and a post-war on the seaside
E allora sognò il tempo
And then he dreamed of time
che lo voleva fermare
that wanted to stop him
Guardalo come cammina
Look at how he walks
Lazzaro di Notre Dame
Lazarus of Notre Dame
Come sta dritto nella tempesta
How he stands tall in the storm
alla fermata del tram
at the tram stop
Chiama un tassì si mette avanti
Call a taxi, he's moving ahead
dai Campi Elisi alla Grande Arche
from the Fields of Elysium to the Grand Arch
Gambadilegno avanti avanti
Gambadilegno, forward, forward
avanti marsch!
forward march!
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Key vocabulary
- sognò
- dreamedA2
- atene
- Athens
- bocca
- mouthA2
- spalancata
- wide-open
- riscaldare
- heat
- stonata
- off-key
- quel
- that
- onde
- wavesA2
- gelata
- frost
- nevicata
- snowfall
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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.