Lucio Dalla
Tu come eri lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1984
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:51
Vieni che ci chiudiamo in casa
Come, let’s shut ourselves in the house
Fuori c'è troppa confusione
Outside there's too much confusion
Non è tanto per paura, ma perché non ne vale la pena
It's not really out of fear, but because it's not worth it
Vieni che stiam zitti perché tutti ci possono sentire
Come, let’s be silent because everyone can hear us
Anche perché poi non abbiamo niente da dire
Also because we really have nothing to say
Accendi il tuo computer, il tuo cuore, il tuo televisore
Turn on your computer, your heart, your television
Passami il tuo giornale che mi spazzo il naso che ho un poco il raffreddore
Pass me your newspaper so I can clean my nose, I have a bit of a cold
Ma no che non è niente, casomai chiamiamo un medico, un astrologo
But no, it's nothing, if anything let’s call a doctor, an astrologer
Guarda se c'è in giro il dottore
See if the doctor is around
E smettila di tormentarti il naso, tanto non hai più un naso
And stop worrying about your nose, you don’t even have a nose anymore
Non è bello vedere una donna, o quello che rimane di una donna
It's not nice to see a woman, or what's left of a woman
Che non sa smettere di bere
Who can't stop drinking
Anzi, fammi un piacere, guarda fuori se nevica ancora
Actually, do me a favor, look outside if it's still snowing
Se l'uccellino canta, o se si sente piangere ancora quel
If the little bird is singing, or if you can still hear that crying
Ah, ah, ah
Tu dov'eri ieri?
Where were you yesterday?
E com'eri ieri?
And how were you yesterday?
Beh, avremmo potuto guardarci negli occhi
Well, we could have looked into each other's eyes
Certo che erano tanti, miliardi di occhi
Of course there were many, billions of eyes
Eri bella da perder la testa
You were beautiful enough to lose your mind
Avremmo potuto guardarci negli occhi, invece di perdere la testa
We could have looked into each other's eyes, instead of losing our minds
E invece i miei occhi li ha presi il tuo computer, il tuo cuore, il mio televisore
And instead, my eyes were taken by your computer, your heart, my television
Ecco perché se trovo l'elenco devo chiamare un dottore
That's why if I find the list, I have to call a doctor
Un dottore con un pollo tra le mani, anzi un dentista
A doctor with a chicken in his hands, or rather a dentist
Che mi dica se vado domani, se ritrovo la vista
To tell me if I go tomorrow, if I regain my sight
Com'eri ieri?
How were you yesterday?
E dov'eri ieri?
And where were you yesterday?
Volentieri, ma dov'eri?
I would love to know, but where were you?
Com'eri ieri?
How were you yesterday?
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Key vocabulary
- troppa
- too much
- confusione
- confusionB2
- paura
- fearA2
- pena
- penaltyA2
- stiam
- we are
- zitti
- shut upC1
- accendi
- turn on
- televisore
- TVC1
- passami
- pass me
- giornale
- newspaperA2
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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.