Fred Buscaglione
Che bambola! lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Tradicional
- Length
- 2:27
Mi trovavo per la strada circa all'una e trentatre
I was on the street around one-thirty
L'altra notte mentre uscivo dal mio solito caffè
The other night while leaving my usual café
Quando incrocio un bel mammifero modello centotre
When I crossed paths with a lovely creature, a model one-oh-three
Che bambola!
What a doll!
Riempiva un bel vestito di magnifico lamè
She filled out a beautiful dress of magnificent lamé
Era un cumulo di curve come al mondo non ce n'è
She was a mound of curves like none other in the world
Che spettacolo le gambe, un portento credi a me
What a sight those legs, a wonder, believe me
Che bambola!
What a doll!
"Ehi, ehi, ehi", le grido, "Piccola
"Hey, hey, hey," I shout, "Little one
Dai, dai, dai, non far la stupida
Come on, come on, come on, don't act so silly
Sai, sai, sai, io son volubile
You know, you know, you know, I'm fickle
Se non mi baci subito
If you don't kiss me right away
Tu perdi un'occasion"
You lose an opportunity
Lei si volta, poi mi squadra come fossi uno straccion
She turns around, then sizes me up like I'm a loser
Poi si mette bene in guardia come Rocky, il gran campion
Then she gets ready like Rocky, the great champion
Finta il destro, e di sinistro, lei mi incolla ad un lampion
Fakes the right, and with the left, she pins me to a lamppost
Che sventola!
That flutters!
Lei, lei, lei, spaventatissima
She, she, she, terrified to the core
Lì per lì, diventa pallida
Right then, she goes pale
Poi, poi, poi, allarmatissima
Then, then, then, in full alarm
M'abbraccia per sorreggermi
She hugs me to hold me up
Le faccio compassion
I show her pity
Sai com'è, ci penso sopra e poi decido che mi va
You know how it is, I think it over and then decide that I want to
Faccio ancora lo svenuto quella abbozza e sai che fa
I still play faint, and she hints and you know what that does
Implorandomi e piangendo un bel bacio lei mi dà
Begging me and crying, she gives me a sweet kiss
Che bambola!
What a doll!
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Key vocabulary
- trovavo
- I found
- trentatre
- thirty-three
- altra
- other
- notte
- nightA1
- uscivo
- I was leaving
- solito
- usualA2
- caffè
- coffeeB2
- incrocio
- intersectionB1
- bel
- beautiful
- stupida
- stupidC1
About this song
Fred Buscaglione was an Italian singer and actor associated with Italian pop and swing vocal styles, rising to prominence in the late 1950s. He is remembered for portraying a humorous mobster persona, often linked to whisky and romance, across both his songs and films.