Francesco De Gregori
Il '56 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1978
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:06
A guardare nei ricordi sembra ancora ieri
Looking back at memories, it seems like yesterday
Che salivo su una sedia per guardare i treni
When I climbed on a chair to watch the trains
Da dietro alla finestra su un cortile grande
From behind the window onto a big courtyard
Un bambino, un bambino
A child, a child
Mio fratello che studiava lingue misteriose
My brother studying mysterious languages
In ginocchio su una sedia coi capelli corti
Kneeling on a chair with short hair
Eravamo forse solo nel '56
We were maybe just in '56
Un bambino, un bambino
A child, a child
E tutto mi sembrava andasse bene
And everything seemed to be going well
E tutto mi sembrava andasse bene
And everything seemed to be going well
Tra me e le mie parole
Between me and my words
Tra me e le mie parole
Between me and my words
E la mia anima
And my soul
E il Natale, allora sì, che era una festa vera
And Christmas, oh yes, it was a real celebration
Cominciavo ad aspettarlo quattro mesi prima
I started to wait for it four months in advance
I regali mi duravano una settimana
The gifts lasted me a week
Un bambino, un bambino
A child, a child
Mi ricordo le fotografie dei carri armati
I remember the photographs of tanks
Io passavo i pomeriggi a ritagliarle
I spent afternoons cutting them out
A incollarle sopra pezzi di cartone
Gluing them on pieces of cardboard
Un bambino, un bambino
A child, a child
E tutto mi sembrava andasse bene
And everything seemed to go well
E tutto mi sembrava andasse bene
And everything seemed to go well
Tra me e le mie parole
Between me and my words
Tra me e le mie parole
Between me and my words
E la mia anima
And my soul
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Key vocabulary
- carri
- cartsC1
- cartone
- cardboardC1
- cortile
- courtyardC1
- ginocchio
- kneeC1
- sedia
- chairC1
- anima
- soulA2
- armati
- armedA2
- corti
- shortA2
- dietro
- behindA2
- festa
- partyA2
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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.