Lucio Dalla
Milano lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1979
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:29
Milano vicino all'Europa
Milan, close to Europe
Milano che banche che cambi
Milan, where banks change
Milano gambe aperte
Milan, legs wide open
Milano che ride e si diverte
Milan, laughing and having fun
Milano a teatro
Milan, at the theater
Un ole' da torero
An ole' from a bullfighter
Milano che quando piange
Milan, when it cries
Piange davvero
It truly cries
Milano Carabinieri Polizia
Milan, Carabinieri, Police
Che guardano sereni
Watching serenely
Chiudi gli occhi e voli via
Close your eyes and fly away
Milano a portata di mano
Milan within reach of your hand
Ti fa una domanda in tedesco
He asks you a question in German
E ti risponde in siciliano
And answers you in Sicilian
Poi Milan e Benfica
Then Milan and Benfica
Milano che fatica
Milan, what a struggle
Milano sempre pronta al Natale
Milan always ready for Christmas
Che quando passa piange
That when it passes, it cries
E ci rimane male
And it feels hurt
Milano sguardo maligno di Dio
Milan, the wicked gaze of God
Zucchero e catrame
Sugar and tar
Milano ogni volta
Milan every time
Che mi tocca di venire
That I have to come
Mi prendi allo stomaco
You hit me in the stomach
Mi fai morire
You make me die
Milano senza fortuna
Milan without luck
Mi porti con te
You take me with you
Sotto terra o sulla luna
Under the ground or on the moon
Milano tre milioni
Milan three million
Respiro di un polmone solo
Breath of a single lung
Che come un uccello
Like a bird
Gli sparano ma anche riprende il volo
They shoot at him but he takes flight again
Milano lontana dal cielo
Milan far away from the sky
Tra la vita e la morte
Between life and death
Continua il tuo mistero
Your mystery continues
Milano tre milioni
Milan three million
Respiro di un polmone solo
Breath of a single lung
Che come un uccello
Like a bird
Gli sparano ma anche riprende il volo
They shoot at him but he takes flight again
Milano lontana dal cielo
Milan far away from the sky
Tra la vita e la morte
Between life and death
Continua il tuo mistero
Your mystery goes on
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Key vocabulary
- europa
- Europe
- torero
- bullfighter
- siciliano
- Sicilian
- maligno
- malignant
- zucchero
- sugarC1
- catrame
- tar
- stomaco
- stomach
- respiro
- breathB2
- polmone
- lung
- aperte
- openA1
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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.