Francesco De Gregori
Piccola mela lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:46
Mi metto in tasca una piccola mela
I put a little apple in my pocket
Mi metto in tasca una piccola mela
I put a little apple in my pocket
Ti portassero in piazza con chiodi e catene
They would take you to the square with nails and chains
Se davvero non sei sincera
If you really aren't sincere
La figlia del dottore è una maestrina
The doctor's daughter is a little teacher
La figlia del dottore è una maestrina
The doctor's daughter is a little teacher
E conosce a memoria tutti i libri di Omero
And she knows all of Homer's books by heart
Li ripassa tre volte la mattina
She reviews them three times in the morning
Mi metto in tasca un piccolo fiore
I put a little flower in my pocket
Mi metto in tasca un piccolo fiore
I put a little flower in my pocket
Ti legassero stretta alla quercia più vecchia
They would tie you tight to the oldest oak
Se davvero non vuoi il mio cuore
If you truly don't want my heart
La figlia del dottore sa cantare
The doctor's daughter knows how to sing
La figlia del dottore sa cantare
The doctor's daughter knows how to sing
E mi piace poi tanto quel suo modo di fare
And I really like her way of doing things
Forse un giorno faremo l'amore
Maybe one day we'll make love
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Key vocabulary
- davvero
- reallyA1
- fare
- doA1
- forse
- maybeA1
- giorno
- dayA1
- li
- themA1
- libri
- booksA1
- metto
- putA1
- modo
- wayA1
- tasca
- pocketB2
- mela
- apple
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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.