
Lucio Dalla
L’ultima luna lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1979
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:41
La settima luna
The seventh moon
Era quella del luna-park
It was that of the amusement park
Lo scimmione si aggirava
The big monkey roamed around
Dalla giostra al bar
From the carousel to the bar
Mentre l'angelo di Dio bestemmiava
While the angel of God cursed
Facendo sforzi di petto
Straining with all its might
Grandi muscoli e poca carne
Big muscles and little flesh
Povero angelo benedetto
Poor blessed angel
La sesta luna
The sixth moon
Era il cuore di un disgraziato
It was the heart of a wretch
Che, maledetto il giorno che era nato
Oh, cursed be the day he was born
Ma rideva sempre
But he always laughed
Da anni non vedeva le lenzuola
For years he hadn't seen the sheets
Con le mani, con le mani sporche di carbone
With his hands, with hands dirty from coal
Toccava il culo a una signora
He touched a lady's backside
E rideva e toccava
And he laughed and touched
Sembrava lui il padrone
He seemed like the master
La quinta luna
The fifth moon
Fece paura a tutti
Scared everyone
Era la testa di un signore
He was the head of a gentleman
Che con la morte vicino giocava a biliardino
Who played foosball with death nearby
Era grande ed elegante
He was tall and elegant
Né giovane né vecchio
Neither young nor old
Forse malato
Perhaps sick
Sicuramente era malato
Surely he was sick
Perché perdeva sangue da un orecchio
Because he was bleeding from one ear
La quarta luna
The fourth moon
Era una fila di prigionieri
There was a line of prisoners
Che camminando
Who, while walking
Seguivano le rotaie del treno
Followed the train tracks
Avevano i piedi insanguinati
They had bloodied feet
E le mani, e le mani, e le mani senza guanti
And the hands, and the hands, and the hands without gloves
Ma non preoccupatevi
But don't worry
Il cielo è sereno
The sky is clear
Oggi non ce ne sono più tanti
Today there aren't many left
La terza luna
The third moon
Uscirono tutti per guardarla
They all went out to see it
Era così grande
It was so big
Che più di uno pensò al Padre Eterno
That more than one thought of the Eternal Father
Sospesero i giochi e si spensero le luci
They paused the games and the lights went out
Cominciò l'inferno
The hell began
La gente corse a casa perché per quella notte
People rushed home because for that night
Ritornò l'inverno
Winter returned
La seconda luna
The second moon
Portò la disperazione tra gli zingari
Brought despair among the gypsies
Qualcuno addirittura si amputò un dito
Someone even amputated a finger
Andarono in banca a far qualche operazione
They went to the bank to make some transactions
Ma che confusione
But what a mess
La maggior parte prese cani e figli
Most took dogs and children
E corse alla stazione
And ran to the station
L'ultima luna
The last moon
La vide solo un bimbo appena nato
A newborn baby was the only one to see it
Aveva occhi tondi e neri e fondi e non piangeva
It had round, deep black eyes and did not cry
Con grandi ali prese la luna tra le mani, tra le mani
With great wings, he took the moon in his hands, in his hands
E volò via, e volò via
And flew away, and flew away
Era l'uomo di domani
He was the man of tomorrow
E volò via, e volò via
And flew away, and flew away
Era l'uomo di domani
He was the man of tomorrow
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Key vocabulary
- addirittura
- actuallyA2
- banca
- bankA2
- carne
- fleshA2
- cielo
- skyA2
- corse
- racesA2
- domani
- tomorrowA2
- fila
- lineA2
- paura
- fearA2
- piedi
- feetA2
- elegante
- elegantB2
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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.