Lucio Dalla
Merlino e l'ombra lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1975
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:04
C'era una volta un uomo forte
Once upon a time, there was a strong man
Che si chiamava Merlino
His name was Merlin
Andava in giro nel mondo
He wandered around the world
Per giocare con la morte
To play with death
Così una sera era arrivato
So one evening he arrived
In un paese lontano
In a distant land
Dentro un gran mare di vento
In a great sea of wind
C'era un castello
There stood a castle
Abbandonato
Abandoned
Solo nel piano
All alone on the plain
E tutto spento
And everything is dim
Merlino entra con il suo cane
Merlin enters with his dog
E sente una voce parlare forte
And hears a voice speaking loudly
Mentre tranquillo mangiava il pane
While he calmly ate his bread
"Voglio giocare con la tua sorte
"I want to play with your fate
E scendo adagio da questo camino"
And I'm slowly coming down from this chimney"
Ma Merlino
But Merlin
Senza paura
Without fear
Chiede ridendo
Laughingly asks
Se può aspettare
If he can wait
Alla mattina il sole appare
In the morning the sun appears
Merlino vuole partire
Merlin wants to depart
Apre felice le porte
He happily opens the doors
Fa un passo appena
He takes just a step
Vede su un fiore
He sees on a flower
La sua ombra che si dimena
His shadow swaying about
E per la paura muore, muore
And out of fear he dies, he dies
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Key vocabulary
- forte
- strongA1
- chiamava
- called
- merlino
- Merlin
- andava
- was going
- giro
- rideA1
- giocare
- to playA1
- così
- like thisA1
- arrivato
- arrivedA1
- lontano
- farA1
- dentro
- insideA2
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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.