Lucio Dalla
K.O. lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:38
Il campione Bill Komensky ubriaco tre notti prima dell'incontro
Champion Bill Komensky drunk three nights before the fight
Joe la tigre suo avversario imbattuto, pugno micidiale
Joe the tiger, his unbeaten rival, deadly punch
Joe la tigre, sicuro di battere il campione per knock out
Joe the tiger, sure to beat the champion by knockout
Joe la tigre ha nei guantoni il knock out
Joe the tiger has the knockout in his gloves
Knock out
Knockout
Vinco, vinco come stavolta
I win, I win just like this time
Vinco, vinco ho la rivolta
I win, I win, I have the uprising
No no, non piangere
No no, don't cry
Joe la tigre innamorato, stella TV
Joe the tiger in love, TV star
Diamante enorme acquistato, Joe la tigre per fidanzata
Huge diamond bought, Joe the tiger's girlfriend
Joe la tigre confessa, esclusiva sul nostro giornale
Joe the tiger confesses, exclusive in our newspaper
No ai legami sentimentali
No to emotional ties
Campione litiga con padre a causa di fidanzamento
Champion argues with father over his engagement
La donna della vittoria
The woman of victory
Campione parla di prossime nozze
Champion talks about upcoming wedding
Il favoloso matrimonio di Joe la tigre
The fabulous wedding of Joe the tiger
Mille invitati al ricevimento la tigre, meno padre e madre del campione
A thousand guests at the tiger's reception, except for the champion's father and mother
La tigre ubriaco ricevimento nozze
The tiger drunk at the wedding reception
Vinco, vinco anche stavolta
I win, I win again this time
Vinco, vinco come ogni volta
I win, I win like every time
Indiscrezione sui litigi di casa la tigre
Scandal about the fights in the tiger's home
Un fotografo colpito dal campione ubriaco all'uscita di un club notturno
A photographer hit by the champion drunk outside a night club
Don Stenton lo sfidante è sicuro di battere la tigre
Don Stenton the challenger is confident he will beat the tiger
In fondo cos'è una donna?
In the end, what is a woman?
È fuoco per la mia vita
She is fire for my life
Un uomo non deve avere
A man shouldn’t have to
Divorzio di Joe la tigre
Divorce of Joe the tiger
Don Stenton ha la dinamite nel pugno
Don Stenton has dynamite in his fist
Joe la tigre è ubriaco tre giorni prima dell'incontro
Joe the tiger is drunk three days before the fight
Don Stenton imbattuto pugno micidiale
Don Stenton unbeaten deadly punch
Don Stenton sicuro vince per KO (KO)
Don Stenton surely wins by knockout (knockout)
Key vocabulary
- prima
- beforeA1
- tre
- threeA1
- vita
- lifeA1
- volta
- turnA1
- komensky
- surname
- ubriaco
- drunk
- notti
- nightsA1
- incontro
- meeting
- joe
- name
- tigre
- tiger
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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.