Francesco De Gregori
L'uccisione di Babbo Natale lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:52
Dolly del mare profondo
Dolly from the deep sea
Figlia di minatori
Daughter of miners
Si leva le scarpe e cammina sull'erba
She takes off her shoes and walks on the grass
Insieme al figlio del figlio dei fiori
Together with the son of the flower child
E fanno la solita strada
And they take the usual path
Fino al cadavere del grillo
Until the corpse of the cricket
La luna impaurita li guarda passare
The scared moon watches them pass by
E le stelle sono punte di spillo
And the stars are pinpoints of light
E mentre le lancette camminano
And while the hands of the clock move
I due si dividono il fungo
The two share the mushroom
E intanto mangiando ingannano il tempo
And in the meantime, eating, they pass the time
Ma non dovranno ingannarlo a lungo
But they won’t deceive it for long
Infatti arriva Babbo Natale
Indeed, Santa Claus is coming
Carico di ferro e carbone
Loaded with iron and coal
Il figlio del figlio dei fiori lo uccide
The son of the son of flowers kills him
Con un coltello e con un bastone
With a knife and a stick
E Dolly gli pulisce le mani
And Dolly cleans his hands
Con una fetta di pane
With a slice of bread
Le nuvole passano dietro la luna
The clouds pass behind the moon
E da lontano sta abbaiando un cane
And in the distance, a dog is barking
E la neve comincia a cadere
And the snow begins to fall
La neve che cadeva sul prato
The snow that fell on the lawn
E in pochi minuti si sparse la voce
And in just a few minutes the word got out
Che Babbo Natale era stato ammazzato
That Santa Claus had been killed
Così Dolly del mare profondo
So Dolly from the deep sea
E il figlio del figlio dei fiori
And the son of the son of flowers
Si danno la mano e ritornano a casa
They shake hands and go back home
Tornano a casa dai genitori
Returning home to their parents
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Key vocabulary
- pane
- breadB1
- punte
- pointsB1
- figlia
- daughterA2
- minatori
- miners
- leva
- leverB2
- scarpe
- shoesB2
- cammina
- walkB1
- erba
- grass
- figlio
- sonA1
- fiori
- flowersB1
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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.