Franco Battiato
Bandiera Bianca lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Cantautori
- Length
- 5:23
Mr. Tamburino, non ho voglia di scherzare
Mr. Tamburino, I don't feel like joking
Rimettiamoci la maglia, i tempi stanno per cambiare
Let’s put our jerseys back on, times are about to change
Siamo figli delle stelle e pronipoti di sua maestà il denaro
We are children of the stars and great-grandchildren of his majesty, money
Per fortuna il mio razzismo non mi fa guardare
Luckily my racism doesn't make me look
Quei programmi demenziali con tribune elettorali
At those nonsensical shows with electoral debates
E avete voglia di mettervi profumi e deodoranti
And you feel like putting on perfumes and deodorants
Siete come sabbie mobili: tirate giù
You’re like quicksand: pulling you down
C'è chi si mette degli occhiali da sole
There are those who put on sunglasses
Per avere più carisma e sintomatico mistero
To have more charisma and a mysterious vibe
Com'è difficile restare padre
How hard it is to stay a father
Quando i figli crescono e le mamme imbiancano
When the children grow up and the mothers turn white
Quante squallide figure che attraversano il paese
So many miserable figures crossing the land
Com'è misera la vita negli abusi di potere
How wretched life is under the abuse of power
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag flutters
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag flutters
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag flutters
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag flutters
A Beethoven e Sinatra preferisco l'insalata
To Beethoven and Sinatra, I prefer salad
A Vivaldi l'uva passa che mi dà più calorie
To Vivaldi, raisins give me more calories
Com'è difficile restare calmi e indifferenti
How hard it is to stay calm and indifferent
Mentre tutti intorno fanno rumore
While everyone around makes noise
In quest'epoca di pazzi ci mancavano gli idioti dell'orrore
In this age of madmen, we were missing the idiots of horror
Ho sentito degli spari in una via del centro
I heard shots in a street downtown
Quante stupide galline che si azzuffano per niente
How many stupid hens fight for nothing
Minima immoralia, minima immoralia
Minimal immorality, minimal immorality
E sommersi soprattutto da immondizie musicali
And especially overwhelmed by musical garbage
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag waves
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag waves
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag waves
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag waves
Minima immoralia, minima immoralia, minima immoralia, minima immoralia
Minimal immorality, minimal immorality, minimal immorality, minimal immorality
The end, my only friend (Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca)
The end, my only friend (On the bridge, a white flag flutters)
The end, my only friend (Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca)
The end, my only friend (On the bridge, a white flag flutters)
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag flutters
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca (The end, my only friend)
On the bridge, a white flag flutters (The end, my only friend)
Sul ponte sventola bandiera bianca
On the bridge, a white flag flutters
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Key vocabulary
- attraversano
- crossA2
- preferisco
- preferA2
- bianca
- whiteA1
- crescono
- growA1
- carisma
- charisma
- sintomatico
- symptomatic
- mistero
- mysteryB1
- difficile
- difficultA1
- imbiancano
- whiten
- quante
- how many
About this song
Franco Battiato was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker, and painter. His work spans experimental pop, electronic music, minimalism, avant-garde, and progressive rock, and he is associated with genre-crossing songs and soundtracks.