Francesco De Gregori
Il signor Hood (a M., con autonomia) lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:12
Il signor Hood era un galantuomo
Mr. Hood was a gentleman
Sempre ispirato dal sole
Always inspired by the sun
Con due pistole caricate a salve
With two blank-loaded pistols
Ed un canestro di parole
And a basket of words
Con due pistole caricate a salve
With two blank-loaded pistols
Ed un canestro pieno di parole
And a basket full of words
E che fosse un bandito negare non si può
And that he was a bandit cannot be denied
Però non era il solo
But he wasn't the only one
E che fosse un bandito negare non si può
And that he was a bandit cannot be denied
E sulla strada di Pescara
And on the road to Pescara
Venne assalito dai parenti ingordi
He was ambushed by greedy relatives
E scaricò le sue pistole in aria
And he fired his guns into the air
E regalò le sue parole ai sordi
And he gave his words to the deaf
E scaricò le sue pistole in aria
And he fired his guns into the air
E regalò le sue parole ai sordi
And he gave his words to the deaf
E qualcuno ha pensato che fosse morto lì
And someone thought he was dead right there
Però non era vero
But that wasn't true
E qualcuno ha giurato che fosse morto lì
And someone swore he was dead right there
E adesso anche quando piove
And now even when it rains
Lo vedi sempre con le spalle al sole
You still see him with his back to the sun
Con un canestro di parole nuove
With a basket of new words
Calpestare nuove aiuole
To tread on new gardens
Con un canestro di parole nuove
With a basket of new words
Calpestare nuove aiuole
To tread on new gardens
E tutti lo chiamavano signor Hood
And everyone called him Mr. Hood
Ma il suo vero nome era Spina di pesce
But his real name was Fishbone
E tutti lo chiamavano signor Hood
And everyone called him Mr. Hood
Uh, uh, uh, uh
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Key vocabulary
- signor
- sir
- galantuomo
- gentleman
- sempre
- alwaysA1
- ispirato
- inspiredA2
- due
- twoA1
- pistole
- pistols
- caricate
- load
- salve
- helloB1
- canestro
- basket
- parole
- wordsA1
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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.