Francesco De Gregori
San Lorenzo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:18
Cadevano le bombe come neve
Bombs were falling like snow
Il 19 luglio, a San Lorenzo
On July 19th, in San Lorenzo
Sconquassato il Verano, dopo il bombardamento
The Verano was shattered after the bombing
Tornano a galla i morti e sono più di cento
The dead rise to the surface, and there are more than a hundred
Cadevano le bombe a San Lorenzo
Bombs were falling in San Lorenzo
E un uomo stava a guardare la sua mano
And a man was watching his hand
Viste dal Vaticano sembravano scintille
Seen from the Vatican, they looked like sparks
L'uomo raccoglie la sua mano e i morti sono mille
The man gathers his hand and the dead are a thousand
E un giorno, credi, questa guerra finirà
And one day, believe me, this war will end
Ritornerà la pace ed il burro abbonderà
Peace will return and butter will abound
Andremo a pranzo la domenica fuori porta, a Cinecittà
We'll go out for lunch on Sunday, to Cinecittà
Oggi pietà l'è morta, ma un bel giorno rinascerà
Today mercy is dead, but one fine day it will be reborn
E poi qualcuno farà qualcosa, magari si sposerà
And then someone will do something, maybe they'll get married
E il Papa la mattina, da San Pietro
And the Pope in the morning, from St. Peter's
Uscì tutto da solo tra la gente
Stepped out all alone among the people
E in mezzo a San Lorenzo spalancò le ali
And in the middle of San Lorenzo, he spread his wings wide
Sembrava proprio un angelo con gli occhiali
He looked just like an angel with glasses
E un giorno, credi, questa guerra finirà
And one day, believe me, this war will end
Ritornerà la pace ed il burro abbonderà
Peace will return and butter will abound
Andremo a pranzo la domenica fuori porta, a Cinecittà
We'll go out for lunch on Sunday, to Cinecittà
Oggi pietà l'è morta, ma un bel giorno ritornerà
Today mercy is dead, but one fine day it will return
E poi qualcuno farà qualcosa, magari si sposerà
And then someone will do something, maybe they'll get married
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Key vocabulary
- cadevano
- they were falling
- bombe
- bombsB1
- neve
- snowB2
- luglio
- JulyA1
- san
- saint
- lorenzo
- Lawrence
- sconquassato
- shattered
- verano
- summer
- dopo
- afterA1
- bombardamento
- bombardment
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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.