Francesco De Gregori
Souvenir lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:01
Niente luna questa sera
No moon tonight
Niente gatti sopra il tetto
No cats on the roof
I miei sogni sono tutti rotolati sotto al letto
All my dreams have rolled under the bed
E nel buio con la lingua conto i denti che mi restano
And in the darkness, I count the teeth that I have left with my tongue
Domani che farò, ragazza mia, dei tuoi pensieri magri?
Tomorrow, what will I do, my girl, with your thin thoughts?
Sul campanile nevica, d'accordo
It's snowing on the bell tower, alright
Ma purtroppo ho solo una camicia e francamente non mi basta
But unfortunately, I only have one shirt, and frankly, it's not enough for me
E faccio di mestiere il venditore di risate
And I make a living as a seller of laughs
Al circo che si tiene il lunedì
At the circus that takes place on Monday
Ragazza mia, ci andresti mai?
My girl, would you ever go there?
E intanto conto i denti, però il conto non mi torna
And meanwhile I count the teeth, but the count doesn't add up
Ce ne è uno che mi manca e forse tu mi puoi aiutare
There's one that I'm missing and maybe you can help me
Per caso, non l'hai mica ritrovato a casa tua?
By chance, you haven't found it at your house, have you?
Ero così distratto, amore mio
I was so distracted, my love
Quando ti ho morso il cuore
When I bit your heart
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Key vocabulary
- niente
- nothingA1
- luna
- moonB1
- sera
- eveningA1
- gatti
- catsB2
- mai
- neverA1
- manca
- missingA1
- nevica
- snowA1
- pensieri
- thoughtsA1
- puoi
- canA1
- purtroppo
- unfortunatelyA1
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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.