Franco Battiato
Voglio Vederti Danzare lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1982
- Genre
- Cantautori
- Length
- 3:29
Come le zingare del deserto
Like the gypsies of the desert
Con candelabri in testa
With candlesticks on their heads
O come le balinesi nei giorni di festa
Or like the Balinese on festive days
Voglio vederti danzare
I want to see you dance
Come i Derviches Tourneurs
Like the Whirling Dervishes
Che girano sulle spine dorsali
Spinning on their spines
O al suono di cavigliere del Katakali
Or to the sound of anklets of Katakali
E gira tutt'intorno la stanza
And the room spins all around
Mentre si danza, danza
While we dance, dance
E gira tutt'intorno la stanza
And the room spins all around
Mentre si danza
While we dance
E Radio Tirana trasmette
And Radio Tirana broadcasts
Musiche balcaniche, mentre
Balkan music, while
Danzatori bulgari
Bulgarian dancers
A piedi nudi sui braceri ardenti
Barefoot on the burning braziers
Nell'Irlanda del nord
In Northern Ireland
Nelle balere estive
In the summer dance halls
Coppie di anziani che ballano
Couples of elders dancing
Al ritmo di sette ottavi
To the rhythm of seven eighths
Gira tutt'intorno la stanza
The room spins all around
Mentre si danza, danza
While we dance, dance
E gira tutt'intorno la stanza
And the room spins all around
Mentre si danza
While we dance
Nei ritmi ossessivi la chiave
In the obsessive rhythms lies the key
Dei riti tribali
Of tribal rituals
Regni di sciamani
Kingdoms of shamans
E suonatori zingari ribelli
And rebellious gypsy players
Nella Bassa Padana
In the Lower Po Valley
Nelle balere estive
In the summer ballrooms
Coppie di anziani che ballano
Couples of elders dancing
Vecchi valzer viennesi
Old Viennese waltzes
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Key vocabulary
- coppie
- pairsA2
- gira
- turnA2
- nord
- northA2
- ottavi
- eighthsA2
- ritmi
- rhythmsA2
- ritmo
- rhythmA2
- sette
- sevenA2
- suono
- soundA2
- danza
- danceB2
- deserto
- desertB2
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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.