Jovanotti
Volo lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1990
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:08
Novantotto barrato, otto della mattina
Ninety-eight crossed out, eight in the morning
Mi si chiudevano gli occhi
My eyes were closing
E la ragazza con le unghie smaltate di rosso
And the girl with red polished nails
E poco trucco sugli occhi
And little makeup on her eyes
Sapeva mica quello che avevo in mente, io
Did she even know what I had in mind, I
E quello che immaginavo
And what I was imagining
Sapeva mica quello che avevo in mente, io
Did she even know what I had in mind, I
Facendo finta di niente
Pretending not to care
Ed affondavo lo sguardo dentro la camicetta
And I sank my gaze into her blouse
E dentro le scollature
And into the necklines
E il 98 barrato mi portava a scuola
And the marked '98 took me to school
E cominciavo a volare
And I started to fly
(Volo) dentro la camicetta
(Fly) inside the blouse
(Volo) dentro la tua maglietta
(Fly) inside your t-shirt
Espresso delle 21 da Roma a Milano
The 9 PM train from Rome to Milan
Che mi portava alla gloria
That took me to glory
La passeggera con molto bagaglio
The passenger with a lot of luggage
Saliva sul treno e cominciava la storia
Got on the train and the story began
Pensavo ad una che andava a trovare la zia
I thought of one who was visiting her aunt
E quando cala la notte
And when night falls
Accompagnati dal ritmo del treno che viaggia
Accompanied by the rhythm of the train that travels
Farne di crude e di cotte
Turning raw into cooked
E rivestirsi di corsa quando c'è il controllore
And dressing quickly when the inspector's around
E continuare a sperare in un'altra buia e lunghissima galleria
And continuing to hope for another dark and long tunnel
E cominciavo a volare, volare
And I started to fly, to fly
(Volo) dentro la camicetta
(Flying) inside the blouse
(Volo) dentro la tua maglietta stretta, stretta
(Flying) inside your tight, tight shirt
Stretta, stretta, stretta, stretta
Tight, tight, tight, tight
Mille sguardi, duemila gambe
A thousand gazes, two thousand legs
Tante bellissime storie
So many beautiful stories
Quando il mondo si ferma per un secondo
When the world stops for a second
E io comincio a volare, volare
And I start to fly, fly
(Volo) dentro la camicetta
(Flying) inside the blouse
(Volo) dentro la tua maglietta stretta, stretta
(Flying) inside your tight, tight shirt
(Volo)
(Flying)
(Volo)
(Flying)
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Key vocabulary
- mattina
- morningA2
- mente
- mindA2
- otto
- eightA2
- ragazza
- girlA2
- rosso
- redA2
- sguardo
- lookA2
- trucco
- trickA2
- unghie
- nailsA2
- facendo
- doingA1
- milano
- MilanA1
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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.