Francesco De Gregori
Giovane esploratore Tobia lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:26
Giovane esploratore Tobia
Young explorer Tobia
Quindici anni a Settembre
Fifteen years in September
Pressapoco un bambino
Just about a child
Scrive il suo nome nella grotta del bue marino
Writes his name in the cave of the sea cow
Con la sua strana calligrafia
With his strange handwriting
Giovane esploratore Tobia
Young explorer Tobia
Giovane esploratore Tobia
Young explorer Tobia
Nato da un padre d'acciaio
Born from a father of steel
E da una madre distratta
And from a distracted mother
Alle spalle un'infanzia igienicamente perfetta
A perfectly hygienic childhood behind him
Morbillo, tristezza e nessun'altra malattia
Measles, sadness and no other disease
Giovane esploratore Tobia
Young explorer Tobia
Giovane esploratore Tobia
Young explorer Tobia
Parte per la gita scolastica
Sets off for the school trip
E non sa che fare
And he doesn't know what to do
Gira la testa e vede un vagone bruciare
He turns his head and sees a carriage burning
Tira l'allarme e salva la ferrovia
He pulls the alarm and saves the railway
Giovane esploratore Tobia
Young explorer Tobia
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Key vocabulary
- bruciare
- burnB2
- quindici
- fifteenB1
- ferrovia
- railwayC1
- gita
- tripC1
- marino
- marineC1
- tristezza
- sadnessC1
- scrive
- writesA1
- settembre
- SeptemberA1
- testa
- headA1
- vede
- seesA1
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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.