
Lucio Dalla
Ciao a te lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1981
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:26
Ciao a te e a tuo figlio finocchio
Hello to you and your little gay son
Ciao a te e alla tua puzza di piedi
Hello to you and your stinky feet
Ciao a te e a me, a me
Hello to you and to me, to me
E a tutto quello che vedi
And to everything you see
E ciao al tuo lavoro
And hello to your job
Al tuo lavoro di tranviere
To your job as a tram driver
Ciao a te e a chi ti paga da bere
Hello to you and to whoever buys you a drink
Ciao a te e a tuo figlio finocchio
Hello to you and your little gay son
Ciao a te e a me povero sciocco
Hello to you and to me, poor fool
Ciao al tuo berretto da mettere in testa
Hello to your cap to put on your head
Alla tua pancia curiosa
To your curious belly
Al tuo millesimo sciopero e alla tua festa
To your thousandth strike and to your party
Ma quante cravatte
But how many ties
E l'aumento del latte
And the price of milk going up
La gente che grida
The people shouting
E un cane che piange, che piange
And a dog that cries, that cries
È una corrida
It's a bullfight
Ciao a tutti quelli
Hello to all those
Quelli che ti stanno intorno
Those who are around you
Alle tue notti corte
To your short nights
Alle tue notti senza ritorno
To your nights without return
Alla tua vecchia puzza di piedi
To your old foot odor
Ciao a te e a tutto quello che credi
Hello to you and to everything you believe
Ciao alla stanchezza
Hello to exhaustion
E all'abbassamento della vista
And to the fading of sight
Alle tue vecchie bandiere
To your old flags
E ai tuoi peli sulle mani
And to the hair on your hands
Ciao perché ti fidi solo di te
Hello because you only trust yourself
E al tuo domani in ginocchio
And to your tomorrow on your knees
Ciao a te e a tuo figlio finocchio
Hello to you and to your queer son
Ciao, vecchio amore mio
Hello, my old love
Ciao al tuo pugno chiuso
Hello to your clenched fist
Tenero caprone
Tender goat
Col pelo sul cuore, mai mai deluso
With hair on the heart, never, ever disappointed
Ciao bistecche tutti i giorni
Hello steaks every day
Bistecche e gnocchi
Steaks and gnocchi
Ciao a te, a te
Hello to you, to you
E ai tuoi figli finocchi
And to your gay sons
Io vado via, io vado via, io vado via
I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving
Dove c'è ancora un po' posto per pensare
Where there's still a little room to think
Due o tre persone e metterci insieme
Two or three people, let’s come together
Dove anche senza star bene
Where even without feeling well
Ridendo, piangendo, parlando
Laughing, crying, talking
Si può ricominciare
You can start again
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Key vocabulary
- finocchio
- fennelA2
- puzza
- stink
- piedi
- feetA2
- tranviere
- tram driver
- bere
- drinkB1
- povero
- poorA2
- sciocco
- silly
- berretto
- capA2
- pancia
- belly
- curiosa
- curiousB2
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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.