Jovanotti
Sceriffo o bandito lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:37
In questa città comandano le pistole
In this city, the guns are in charge
Bisogna essere sempre i più veloci
You have to always be the fastest
Chi spara prima vive e il secondo muore
Whoever shoots first lives and the second dies
E non ci serve né un prete né un dottore
And we need neither a priest nor a doctor
È pieno di bastardi qui nel mid-west
It's full of bastards here in the mid-west
Che per due dollari ti vendono la madre
Who for two dollars will sell you their mother
Ma quando Gesù Cristo ti punterà il suo dito
But when Jesus Christ points his finger at you
O sei uno sceriffo o sei un bandito
Either you're a sheriff or you're a bandit
The wild, wild west
Non ti devi fidare mai di chi sta in mezzo
You should never trust those in between
Sono loro che poi ti sparano alle spalle
They're the ones who shoot you in the back
Ma quando Gesù Cristo ti punterà il suo dito
But when Jesus Christ points his finger at you
O sei uno sceriffo o sei un bandito
Either you're a sheriff or you're a bandit
The wild, wild west
The wild, wild west
The wild, wild west
The wild, wild west
La storia è sempre quella e tu sei solo, amico mio
The story is always the same and you're alone, my friend
Prova a tirarti indietro e sei finito
Try to pull back and you're done for
Pulisco la pistola, mi metto un bel vestito
I clean the gun, I put on a nice suit
O sei uno sceriffo o sei un bandito
O you're either a sheriff or you're a bandit
The wild, wild west (One more time)
The wild, wild west (Are you ready?)
The wild, wild west (Yeah)
Michele, dov'è il treno?
Michele, where's the train?
Ah, è arrivato
Ah, it has arrived
Finalmente, finalmente
Finally, finally
Tre tocchi di campana e poi si spara
Three bells ring and then the tension breaks
Cinque secondi che valgono una vita
Five seconds that are worth a lifetime
E quando Gesù Cristo ti punterà il suo dito
And when Jesus Christ points his finger at you
O sei uno sceriffo
Oh, you're a sheriff
O sei uno sceriffo
Oh, you're a sheriff
O sei uno sceriffo
Oh, you're a sheriff
O sei un bandito
Oh, you're a bandit
The wild, wild west
The wild, wild west
The wild, wild west (O sei un bandito)
The wild, wild west (Oh, you're a bandit)
The wild, wild west (O sei un bandito)
The wild, wild west (Oh, you're a bandit)
The wild, wild west (O sei un bandito)
The wild, wild west (Oh, you're a bandit)
The wild, wild west (O sei un bandito)
The wild, wild west (Oh, you're a bandit)
The wild, wild west (O sei un bandito)
The wild, wild west (Oh, you're a bandit)
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Key vocabulary
- città
- cityA1
- comandano
- commandB2
- pistole
- pistols
- bisogna
- mustA1
- sempre
- alwaysA1
- spara
- shootsB1
- bandito
- outlawA2
- dottore
- doctorA2
- madre
- motherA2
- spalle
- shouldersA2
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About this song
Jovanotti is an Italian singer and rapper. He is known for his chart-topping albums in Italy, including a run of ten consecutive No. 1 records from the 1990s into the 2000s, and for his work as a DJ and activist.