Lucio Dalla
Il fiume e la città lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:49
Giorno dopo giorno
Day after day
Sole dopo sole
Sun after sun
Quanto ho camminato
How far I've walked
Non ho ragionato mai
I've never thought it through
Se mi guardo intorno
If I look around me
Non mi rendo conto
I don't realize
Se mi trovo a Roma
If I find myself in Rome
O straniero, sono qui
Oh stranger, I'm here
Guardo il fiume e la città
I watch the river and the city
Guardo l'acqua, guardo in me
I watch the water, I look within
Tutto corre, tutto va, ma dove va?
Everything runs, everything goes, but where does it go?
Fiume, mare poi non so
River, sea then I don't know
Viali e strade, poi non so
Avenues and roads, then I don't know
Uno parte sempre e non arriva mai
One always leaves but never arrives
Mai
Never
Ho seguito un'ombra
I followed a shadow
Ma era la mia ombra
But it was my shadow
Che come una sfida
That like a challenge
Stava sempre avanti a me
Was always ahead of me
E nel lungo viaggio
And in the long journey
Ho veduto visi
I've seen faces
Che ora nel ricordo
That now in memory
Assomiglian tutti a me
All look like me
Guardo il fiume e la città
I look at the river and the city
Guardo l'acqua, guardo me
I look at the water, I look at myself
Tutto corre, tutto va, ma dove va?
Everything rushes, everything goes, but where does it go?
Fiume, mare, poi non so
River, sea, then I don't know
Viali e strade, poi non so
Avenues and roads, then I don't know
Uno parte sempre e non arriva, non arriva
One always departs and never arrives, never arrives
Guardo il fiume e guardo
I look at the river and I look
Guardo il fiume e guardo
I look at the river and I watch
Guardo il fiume e guardo
I look at the river and I watch
Guardo il fiume e guardo
I look at the river and I watch
Guardo il fiume e la città
I look at the river and the city
Guardo l'acqua, guardo in me
I look at the water, I look within me
Guardo il fiume e la città
I look at the river and the city
Guardo l'acqua, guardo in me
I look at the water, I look within me
Guardo il fiume e la città
I look at the river and the city
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Key vocabulary
- qui
- hereA1
- roma
- RomeA1
- sole
- sunA1
- tutto
- everythingA1
- giorno
- dayA1
- dopo
- afterA1
- quanto
- how muchA1
- camminato
- walkedB1
- ragionato
- reasonedB2
- mai
- neverA1
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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.