Mina
Il poeta lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1969
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:16
Alla sera
In the evening
al caffé con gli amici
at the café with friends
si parlava di donne e motori
we talked about women and engines
si diceva son gioie e dolori
it was said they're joys and sorrows
lui piangeva e parlava di te.
he cried and spoke of you.
Se si andava in provincia a ballare
When we'd go to the countryside to dance
si cercava di aver le più belle
we tried to have the prettiest ones
lui restava a guardare le stelle
he stayed there watching the stars
sospirava e parlava di te.
he sighed and spoke of you.
Alle carte era un vero campione
At cards he was a true champion.
lo chiamavano il ras del quartiere
they called him the king of the neighborhood
ma una sera giocando a scopone
but one evening playing cards
perse un punto parlando di te.
he lost a point talking about you.
Ed infine una notte si uccise
And finally one night he took his life
per la gran confusione mentale
from the overwhelming mental confusion
un peccato perché era speciale
a shame because he was special
proprio come parlava di te.
just like he talked about you.
Ora dicono fosse un poeta
Now they say he was a poet
che sapesse parlare d'amore
who knew how to speak of love
cosa importa se in fondo uno muore
what does it matter if in the end one dies
e non può più parlare di te.
and can no longer speak of you.
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Key vocabulary
- sera
- eveningA1
- caffé
- coffee
- amici
- friends
- parlava
- spoke
- donne
- womenA1
- motori
- enginesA2
- diceva
- said
- son
- they are
- gioie
- joysB1
- dolori
- painsA2
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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.”