Mina
Il palloncino lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:08
C'era un piccolo bambino dagli occhi blu
There was a little boy with blue eyes
Simile ad un angelo
Like an angel
Lui voleva un palloncino e la sua mamma
He wanted a balloon and his mom
Gli diceva sempre no
Would always say no
Ma un bel dì trovò un soldino e si comprò
But one fine day he found a coin and bought himself
Un pallone splendido
A splendid balloon
E, reggendosi al cordino, si sollevò
And, holding onto the string, he lifted up
Ed in cielo se ne andò
And went up to the sky
Rapido lui volò
He flew up fast
Là sopra le nuvole candide
Up there above the white clouds
Piccolo diventò
Little became
Nell'azzurro limpido magico
In the clear magic blue
Ma col buio della notte si spaventò
But with the darkness of the night, he got scared
E si mise a piangere
And he began to cry
Fino a quando una stellina lo consolò
Until a little star comforted him
Ed in terra lo posò
And gently placed him on the ground
Splendido è volar
Splendid is to fly
Là sopra le nuvole candide
Up there above the white clouds
Sempre che ritornar
As long as coming back
Sia una cosa facile, facile
Is an easy, easy thing
C'era un piccolo bambino dagli occhi blu
There was a little boy with blue eyes
Simile ad un angelo
Like an angel
Quando il babbo un palloncino gli regalò
When his dad gifted him a balloon
Con un ago lo buco, co, co, co
With a needle, I poke it, co, co, co
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Key vocabulary
- piccolo
- smallA1
- bambino
- boyA1
- occhi
- eyesA1
- blu
- blueB1
- simile
- similarA1
- angelo
- angelB2
- voleva
- wanted
- palloncino
- balloonC1
- mamma
- momB1
- diceva
- said
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About this song
Mina, Italian vocalist and performer, is known for Italian pop that incorporates R&B, bossa nova, jazz, and disco. She is recognized for her influential mid-century breakthrough and a sustained chart-topping career marked by major hits such as “Tintarella di Luna” and “Grande, Grande, Grande.”