Lucio Dalla
Ribot lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1986
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:55
Anche quando c'era il tram
Even when the tram was there
Era bello andare a piedi
It was nice to walk
Dentro il caldo dei paletot
Inside the warmth of our coats
Se ci penso sembra ieri
If I think about it, it feels like yesterday
Entravano nei bar
They would go into the bars
Mi dici che cos'hai?
You tell me what's wrong?
Non so
I don't know
Luci basse dentro al bar
Dim lights inside the bar
Lo sai ti voglio bene
You know I care about you
Lo so
I know
Tra i saluti e le distanze
Between greetings and distances
Il mare, il cielo e il mare
The sea, the sky, and the sea
C'era qualcosa di inquietante
There was something unsettling
Volare e navigare
To fly and to sail
Ma se il mondo era più grande
But if the world was bigger
Era più bello ritornare
It was more beautiful to return
Chissà
Who knows
Se era tutto più importante
If it all meant more
Perché tutto era da fare
Because everything was yet to be done
Chissà
Who knows
L'odore dell'estate entrava facilmente nei cinema all'aperto
The scent of summer easily filled the open-air cinemas
Mentre le donne come fate venivano bloccate da uno sguardo nei caffè concerto
While women like fairies were captured by a glance in the concert cafés
E finalmente ad un segnale, cominciavano a suonare
And finally at a signal, they began to play
E tenendosi per mano tutti andavano a ballare
And hand in hand, they all went to dance
Tra il tifo per il calcio
Amidst the cheering for football
E un campione muscolare
And a muscular champion
Fu famoso anche un cavallo
Even a horse became famous
Quando smise di trottare
When it stopped trotting
Ma il mondo galoppava
But the world was galloping
Diventava più nervoso
It became more nervous
Stai tranquillo, non è niente
Stay calm, it's nothing
Hai bisogno di riposo
You need some rest
Va bene me ne sto andando, e tu?
It's fine, I'm leaving, and you?
Va bene lo stesso ma io rimango
It's all the same but I'm staying
Oggi apparentemente
Today apparently
Non c'è bisogno di pensare
There's no need to think
Anzi viviamo senza niente
In fact, we live without anything
Stiamo zitti ad ascoltare
We're quiet, listening
Cercando di essere nuovi
Trying to be new
Per vedere di esser visti
To see if we can be seen
Come libri da sfogliare
Like pages to turn
Per evitare di esser tristi
To avoid being sad
Giochiamo a ricordare
Let’s play at remembering
Giochiamo a ricordare
Let’s play at remembering
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Key vocabulary
- cavallo
- horseB1
- chissà
- who knowsB1
- volare
- flyB1
- ballare
- danceC1
- inquietante
- unsettlingC1
- bello
- beautifulA1
- andare
- goA1
- piedi
- feetA2
- dentro
- insideA2
- caldo
- heatA2
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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.