Francesco De Gregori
Piccoli dolori lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:57
Mi fa male una gamba, la schiena è una carcassa
My leg hurts, my back is a wreck
Ho una bestia alla gola, che cammina e non passa
I have a beast in my throat, walking but won't pass
Ho le stelle negli occhi, me le sento scoppiare
I have stars in my eyes, I feel them bursting
Ferite sui ginocchi e ho voglia di pregare
Wounds on my knees and I feel like praying
Piccoli dolori, che vivono dentro ai cuori
Little pains that live inside hearts
Non vogliono dottori, piccoli dolori
They don't want doctors, little pains
Scusate se ho fretta, ma devo scappare
Excuse me if I'm in a hurry, but I have to run
Ho dei cani nella testa, stanno per abbaiare
I have dogs in my head, they're about to bark
L'inferno nello stomaco, nelle orecchie il rumore
Hell in my stomach, noise in my ears
E da qualche altra parte, certamente, qualche altro dolore, dolore
And somewhere else, certainly, some other pain, pain
Passano ad uno ad uno, tutti i miei vizi in croce
They pass one by one, all my vices on the cross
E ti vorrei parlare, ma ho perduto la voce
And I'd like to talk to you, but I've lost my voice
Piccoli dolori, che passano dentro i cuori
Little pains that pass through the hearts
Commessi viaggiatori, piccoli dolori, piccoli dolori
Traveling salesmen, little pains, little pains
Non riesco a dormire ma non posso svegliarmi
I can't sleep but I can't wake up
Ho la notte alla finestra e continuo a girarmi
I have the night at the window and I keep turning over
Ho un vuoto nel futuro, un morso nella memoria
I have an emptiness in the future, a sting in the memory
Cicala nel cervello, granchio fra le lenzuola
Cicada in the brain, crab between the sheets
Piccoli dolori che scavano dentro ai cuori
Little pains that dig inside the hearts
Non serbano rancori, piccoli dolori
They hold no grudges, little pains
Piccoli dolori, passano piano piano
Little pains, they fade away slowly
Fanno ciao con la mano, piccoli dolori
They wave goodbye, little pains
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Key vocabulary
- fa
- makesA1
- male
- badA1
- gamba
- legB1
- schiena
- backC1
- carcassa
- carcass
- bestia
- beastC1
- gola
- throatC1
- cammina
- walkB1
- passa
- passesA1
- stelle
- starsA2
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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.