
Lucio Dalla
Merdman lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:21
"Pronto, pronto, c'è qualcuno che mi sente
Hello, hello, is there anyone who can hear me
Merda, sto precipitando, c'è qualcuno lì"
Crap, I'm falling, is there someone there?
Notte nera, nera notte, senza luna
Black night, black night, without a moon
Una bianca scia nel cielo si consuma
A white trail in the sky fades away
Mentre sotto come fuochi nella notte
While below like fires in the night
Grattacieli e TV accese come torce
Skyscrapers and TVs lit like torches
Un marziano, un tipo strano, un sangue misto
A Martian, a strange guy, mixed blood
Un qualcosa di schifoso, mai visto
Something disgusting, never seen before
Barcollando esce fuori dai rottami
Stumbling out from the wreckage
"Sono Merdman, c'è qualcuno lì"
"I'm Merdman, is there anyone there?"
(Merdman, Merdman)
A parte il puzzo veramente micidiale
Besides the truly lethal stench
Aveva in sé qualcosa di familiare
He had something familiar about him
Sui trent'anni, bocca larga e braghe corte
In his thirties, wide mouth and short pants
Sempre sporco con uno stronzo sulla fronte
Always dirty with a jerk on his forehead
Ogni tanto spiaccicava una parola
Every now and then he spat out a word
E con le dita messe li' a pistola
And with his fingers pointed like a gun
Catturava tutto l'audience della gente
He captured the whole audience's attention
"Sono Merdman
"I'm Merdman
Sono speciale, posso parlare, c'è qualcuno lì
I'm special, I can talk, is there someone there?
Voglio anche cantare
I also want to sing
Partecipare, farmi invitare a, a un talk-show"
To participate, to be invited to, to a talk show
(Merdman, Merdman)
A poco a poco anche la stampa più esigente
Little by little even the most demanding press
Lo trovava bello, fresco e divertente
Found him beautiful, fresh, and fun
Non parliamo dei bambini anche i più belli
Let’s not talk about the children, even the most beautiful
Si mettevano uno stronzo tra i capelli
They would put a little jerk in their hair
"Voglio fare come fanno in California"
"I want to do like they do in California"
"Yes, No, But You Are Beautiful"
Imparo tutto in fretta, ho una gran memoria
I learn everything quickly, I have a great memory
Poi prende un taxi e vola dentro un talk-show
Then he takes a taxi and flies into a talk show
(Merdman, Merdman)
Le sue dita sono un trapano nel naso
His fingers are a drill in the nose
Mentre parla e dice, "Vengo da lontano
While he talks and says, 'I come from afar
E vorrei fermarmi un poco, ma non posso"
And I'd like to stay a while, but I can't'
Nelle case tutto il pubblico è commosso
In the houses, the whole audience is moved
È commosso mentre piange anche lo sponsor
They're moved while the sponsor is crying too
Che lo applaude, gli butta anche un osso
Who applauds him, even throws him a bone
Salutando lui comincia a vomitare
Greeting him, he starts to vomit
Tra gli applausi e le foto da firmare
Amid applause and photos to sign
Come fanno tutti quanti in California
Like everyone does in California
"Sono Merdman, c'è qualcuno lì"
"I'm Merdman, is anyone there?"
(Merdman, Merdman)
(Merdman, Merdman)
Merdman
Merdman
Merdman
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Key vocabulary
- bambini
- childrenA1
- belli
- handsomeA1
- bello
- beautifulA1
- bianca
- whiteA1
- esce
- leavesA1
- fanno
- they doA1
- fare
- doA1
- fronte
- foreheadA1
- fuori
- outsideA1
- gente
- peopleA1
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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.