Francesco De Gregori
Tutti salvi lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1985
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:41
Vennero a galla finalmente alcuni coriandoli d'allegria
Finally, some confetti of joy surfaced
E certe note dell'orchestra che i pesci non vollero portare via
And certain notes of the orchestra that the fish did not want to take away
Erano belle quelle note che pure il mare le perdonò
Those notes were beautiful, even the sea forgave them
E si arenarono una mattina sulla spiaggia di New York
And one morning they stranded on the beach of New York
Scusate, ma del Titanic ancora vi devo parlare
Excuse me, but I still have to talk about the Titanic
E delle cose rimaste a galla sull'azzurrissimo mare
And of the things that floated on the azure sea
Delle risate e delle preghiere, dell'incredibile esplosione
Of laughter and prayers, of the incredible explosion
Delle notizie arrivate a terra, poche notizie e nemmeno buone
Of the news that reached the shore, a few pieces of news, not even good
Erano belle, erano tonde, e rotolavano sulle onde
They were beautiful, they were round, and they rolled on the waves
Come le cose che ho detto prima insieme al nome di una bambina
Like the things I said before along with the name of a little girl
Senza nessuna mediazione, praticamente senza padrone
Without any mediation, practically without a master
Si costruivano in sinfonia, e intanto il mare le portava via
They were built in symphony, while the sea carried them away
Si disse infatti che la nave viaggiava ancora in buona salute
It was indeed said that the ship was still sailing in good health
E che le vite, le vite umane, no, non erano perdute
And that lives, human lives, no, they were not lost
Erano belle, erano tante, e poi nessuno le reclamava
They were beautiful, there were many, and then no one claimed them
Insieme al nome della bambina e di suo padre che la chiamava
Along with the name of the little girl and her father who called her
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Key vocabulary
- intanto
- meanwhileA2
- mattina
- morningA2
- nemmeno
- neitherA2
- praticamente
- practicallyA2
- vennero
- came
- galla
- gall
- finalmente
- finallyA2
- alcuni
- some
- coriandoli
- confetti
- allegria
- joy
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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.