Lucio Dalla
4/3/1943 lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Cantautori
- Length
- 3:43
Dice che era un bell'uomo
He said he was a handsome man
E veniva, veniva dal mare
And he came, came from the sea
Parlava un'altra lingua però sapeva amare
He spoke another language but he knew how to love
E quel giorno lui prese mia madre sopra un bel prato
And that day he took my mother on a beautiful meadow
L'ora più dolce prima d'essere ammazzato
The sweetest hour before being killed
Così lei restò sola nella stanza
So she remained alone in the room
La stanza sul porto
The room by the harbor
Con l'unico vestito, ogni giorno più corto
With the only dress, getting shorter every day
E benchè non sapesse il nome
And although she didn't know the name
E neppure il paese
Nor even the country
M'aspettò come un dono d'amore
She waited for me like a gift of love
Fino dal primo mese
Since the very first month
Compiva sedici anni
She turned sixteen
Quel giorno la mia mamma
That day my mom
Le strofe di taverna
The tavern verses
Le cantò la ninna nanna
She sang her a lullaby
E stringendomi al petto che sapeva
And holding me to his chest that knew
Sapeva di mare
She knew of the sea
Giocava a far la donna
She played at being a woman
Con il bimbo da fasciare
With the baby to be swaddled
E forse fu per gioco o forse per amore
And maybe it was for fun or perhaps for love
Che mi volle chiamare come Nostro Signore
That you wanted to call me like Our Lord
Della sua breve vita il ricordo
The memory of his brief life
Il ricordo più grosso
The biggest memory
É tutto in questo nome
Is all in this name
Che io mi porto addosso
That I carry with me
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte
And even now that I play cards
E bevo vino
And drink wine
Per la gente del porto
For the people of the port
Mi chiamo Gesù Bambino
They call me Baby Jesus
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte
And even now that I'm playing cards
E bevo vino
And I'm drinking wine
Per la gente del porto
For the people of the port
Mi chiamo Gesù Bambino
My name is Jesus Child
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte
And even now that I'm playing cards
E bevo vino
And I'm drinking wine
Per la gente del porto
For the people of the port
Mi chiamo Gesù Bambino
My name is Jesus Child
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Key vocabulary
- bevo
- I drinkB1
- corto
- shortB1
- ammazzato
- killedC1
- quel
- that
- amore
- loveA1
- ancora
- againA1
- anni
- yearsA1
- cantò
- sangA2
- dolce
- sweetA2
- grosso
- thickA2
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About this song
Lucio Dalla was an Italian singer and composer in the pop and singer-songwriter tradition. He was known for his long recording career with major labels and for composing music for television and film.