Lucio Dalla
Toro lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:14
Che grandi occhi ha il toro
What big eyes the bull has
Se ti guarda non ti muovi più
If it looks at you, you won't move again
Quando in mezzo a tanta gente
When in the midst of so many people
O da dentro la TV
Or from inside the TV
Fate attenzione, è scappato un toro
Be careful, a bull has escaped
State chiusi in casa, non uscite più
Stay locked inside, don’t go out anymore
Che grandi corna ha il toro
What big horns the bull has
Lui non si pettina mai
It never combs its hair
Ma si ferma davanti alla vetrina
But it stops in front of the window
Per specchiarsi e sistemarsi un po'
To take a look and tidy itself up a bit
Non va alla corrida il toro
The bull doesn't go to the bullfight
Lì corre un rischio e lo sa
There he runs a risk and he knows it
Preferisce le boxe o l'ippodromo
He prefers boxing or the racetrack
Dare e avere non vale
Give and take don't matter
Fate attenzione è un toro intelligente
Be careful, he's an intelligent bull
Si è fermato col rosso (E non si muove più)
He stopped at the red (And he won't move anymore)
Lui si guarda intorno e fa finta di niente
He looks around and pretends nothing's wrong
Ma se gli passi vicino
But if you pass by him
Ah no, non può ballare un toro
Ah no, a bull can't dance
Vai a vedere adesso cosa fa
Go see now what he does
È furioso, non lo fanno passare
He's furious, they won't let him in
Sta puntando il gorilla del night
He's aiming for the nightclub's gorilla
Non fatelo entrare
Don't let him in
Fate finta di niente, lasciatelo fuori
Pretend nothing's happening, leave him outside
È troppo pieno il locale, che brutto cliente
The place is too full, what a terrible client
Se non provate a trattare
If you don't try to negotiate
Stanno trattando col toro
They're negotiating with the bull
Lui vuole un paio di jeans
He wants a pair of jeans
Ed anche un Rolex d'oro
And also a golden Rolex
Parecchi spot in TV
Many ads on TV
Un nuovo telecomando
A new remote control
Per non cambiare mai
So I never have to change
Ed un torero vero
And a true bullfighter
Per non pensare mai
So I never have to think
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Key vocabulary
- toro
- bullA2
- mezzo
- middleB1
- tanta
- much
- dentro
- insideA2
- scappato
- escapedB1
- chiusi
- closedA2
- casa
- houseA1
- corna
- horns
- pettina
- comb
- davanti
- in frontA2
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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.