Lucio Battisti
Io gli ho detto no lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1973
- Genre
- Rock, Pop
- Length
- 4:20
Ma io gli ho detto no
But I told him no
E adesso torno a te
And now I return to you
Con le miserie mie
With my miseries
Con le speranze nate morte che
With hopes born dead that
Io non ho più il coraggio
I no longer have the courage
Di dipingere di vita
To paint it with life
A cercar calore un'altra volta
To seek warmth once more
Ancora tra le braccia tue
Still in your arms
Scordando il già scordato
Forgetting what was already forgotten
Color di mille lire
The color of a thousand liras
Ma io gli ho detto no
But I said no to him
E adesso resta no
And now he stays no
Anche se chi paga di più sei tu
Even if the one who pays more is you
Dolcissima mia madre, amica, sposa e donna mia
Sweetest my mother, friend, spouse, and my woman
Orgoglio e poi
Pride and then
Vergogna di me stesso
Shame of myself
Ma io non vado via
But I'm not going away
Orgoglio e poi
Pride and then
Vergogna di me stesso
Shame of myself
Ma io non vado via
But I'm not going away
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Key vocabulary
- detto
- saidA1
- adesso
- nowA1
- torno
- I return
- miserie
- miseryC1
- speranze
- hopesA2
- nate
- born
- morte
- deathA1
- coraggio
- courageA2
- dipingere
- paintB2
- vita
- lifeA1
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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.