Francesco De Gregori
Sotto le stelle del Messico a trapanàr lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:28
Sotto le stelle del Messico a trapanar
Under the stars of Mexico to drill away
Nelle miniere di petrolio a dimenticar
In the oil mines to forget the day
E nelle sere quando scende la sera andar
And in the evenings when night falls, to roam
Sotto le stelle del Messico a trabajàr
Under the stars of Mexico to work and sway
Sotto la luna dei tropici a innamorar
Under the tropical moon, to fall in love's play
Dentro le ascelle dei poveri a respirar
In the armpits of the poor, to breathe and stay
Sul pavimento dei treni a vomitar
On the train's floor, to throw up and say
E quando arriva lo sciopero a scioperar
And when the strike arrives, to strike and convey
E quando arriva la musica a emozionar
And when the music arrives, to feel and display
E quando arrivan le femmine a immaginar
And when the women come, to dream and portray
E intanto arrivano i treni e si va, si va
And meanwhile the trains arrive, and we go, we go
Sotto le stelle del Messico a passeggiar
Under the stars of Mexico, taking a walk
E quando arrabbiano i diavoli a spaventar
And when the devils get angry to frighten us
E quando tornano gli angeli a ringraziar
And when the angels return to give thanks
E quando suona l'armonica a festeggiar
And when the harmonica plays to celebrate
E quando arriva domenica a lavorar
And when Sunday comes to work
Sotto le stelle del Messico a ritornar
Under the stars of Mexico, to come back
E quando arriva le nuvole a riparar
And when the clouds arrive to shelter us
E quando piove nel fango a trasumanar
And when it rains in the mud, to transcend
Sotto le stelle del Messico a naufragar
Under the stars of Mexico, to shipwreck
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Key vocabulary
- sotto
- underA1
- stelle
- starsA2
- messico
- Mexico
- trapanar
- to drill
- miniere
- mines
- petrolio
- oilB2
- dimenticar
- forget
- sere
- eveningsA1
- scende
- fallsA2
- sera
- eveningA1
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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.