Lucio Battisti
Gente per bene e gente per male lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Rock, Pop
- Length
- 4:45
Ah!
Fatemi entrare
Let me in
Voglio giocare, voglio ballare insieme a voi
I want to play, I want to dance with you all
No, sei troppo ignorante
No, you're too ignorant
Odori di gente
You smell of people
Che non conta niente, paura ci fai
Who count for nothing, you make us scared
Eppur io sono buono
And yet I am good
Ma sarà
But it will be
Vi porto un po' di vino
I bring you a bit of wine
Non ci piace
We don't like it
E son di compagnia
And I'm here for company
Va all'inferno e così sia
Go to hell, and so be it
Perché
Because
Non mi volete forse con un altro mi scambiate
Don't you want me? Maybe you trade me for another
Non feci mai del male
I never did any harm
Mio padre è guardia comunale
My father is a municipal guard
Mia madre lavora all'ospedale
My mother works at the hospital
Per questo tu non sei a noi uguale
That's why you're not the same as us
Ah!
Fatemi entrare
Let me in
So che scherzate e poi canterete insieme a me
I know you're joking and then you'll sing along with me
No, oltre ignorante
No, beyond ignorant
Sei anche invadente
You're also intrusive
Con noi non la spunti e non chieder perché
With us, you won't get anywhere, so don't ask why
Eppure non son nato
And yet I wasn't born
Fatti tuoi
Mind your own business
Indesiderato
Unwanted
Hai capito
Did you understand?
Sbagliate forse voi
Maybe it's you who's wrong
Tanto qui non entrerai
So here you won't get in
Perché
Why
Dicono che il cane mio non è intelligente
They say my dog isn't smart
Non han capito niente
They didn't understand anything
Festeggia sempre l'altra gente
Always celebrating other people
E farsi amar per lui è importante
And for him, being loved is important
Fa quel che sente, lui fa quel che sente
He does what he feels, he does what he feels
È solo perché come te è ignorante
It's just because, like you, he's ignorant
Ah!
Fa freddo un poco
It's a little cold
Ma c'è un bel fuoco un po' più là
But there's a nice fire a bit further away
Tu vendi amore, ma questa sera purtroppo
You sell love, but unfortunately tonight
Io non ho soldi e per questo non lo posso comprare
I have no money and that's why I can't buy it
Ah!
Ma dici davvero
But do you really say
Ma dici davvero non posso accettare
But do you really say I can't accept that
Comunque grazie, ancora grazie
Anyway, thank you, thank you again
E vista l'ora, gentile signora, ti posso accompagnare?
And given the hour, dear lady, can I walk you home?
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Key vocabulary
- fatemi
- make me
- entrare
- enterA1
- ballare
- danceC1
- insieme
- togetherA2
- ignorante
- ignorant
- odori
- odorsB2
- conta
- countsA2
- paura
- fearA2
- eppur
- yet
- buono
- goodA1
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About this song
Lucio Battisti was an Italian singer-songwriter and composer in pop and Italian songwriting. He is known for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian popular music.