Mina
Zum zum zum lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:40
Il lanciatore di coltelli, stasera, era distratto
The knife thrower, tonight, was distracted
Al rullo del tamburo ha sbagliato bersaglio
With the roll of the drum, he missed his aim
La lama m'ha trafitto il cuore come fosse cartone
The blade pierced my heart as if it were cardboard
Un palloncino fugge sotto il cielo del tendone
A balloon escapes under the sky of the big top
Il circo visto dall'alto sembra un nido d'aeroplani
The circus seen from above looks like a nest of airplanes
E le bocche aperte di genitori e bambini
And the open mouths of parents and children
Un pubblico attento e affamati pulcini
An attentive audience and hungry little chicks
Come si fa a sentirsi soli fra pop corn e panini?
How can one feel lonely among popcorn and sandwiches?
Siamo noi gli equilibristi
We are the tightrope walkers
A volte sognatori, a volte pessimisti
Sometimes dreamers, sometimes pessimists
Col bisogno di amori senza fine
With the need for loves without end
Come scimmie innamorate delle noccioline
Like monkeys in love with peanuts
Siamo noi gli illusionisti con bacchetta e cilindro
We are the illusionists with wand and top hat
O siamo bianchi conigli?
Or are we white rabbits?
Zum pa pa
Zum pa pa
Il domatore con i baffi fa schioccarе la frusta
The tamer with the mustache cracks the whip
Ma cosa ridi, pagliaccio, mentre io sto piangendo?
But why do you laugh, clown, while I'm crying?
Fra pantеre e leoni noi ci stiamo sbranando
Among panthers and lions, we are tearing each other apart
Di nottate rapaci e assurdi amanti feroci
Of nocturnal raptors and absurd fierce lovers
Forse ti senti solo mentre ballano il valzer viennese
Perhaps you feel alone while they dance the Viennese waltz
I cavalli dell'alta scuola
The horses of the high school
O forse non t'importa niente di quanto sia triste e lontano
Or perhaps you don't care at all how sad and far away it is
Lo sguardo dell'elefante
The gaze of the elephant
Siamo noi gli equilibristi
We are the tightrope walkers
A volte sognatori, a volte opportunisti
Sometimes dreamers, sometimes opportunists
Col bisogno di amori speciali
With the need for special loves
Come l'acrobata sogna nuovi salti mortali
Like the acrobat dreaming new somersaults
Siamo noi gli illusionisti con bacchetta e cilindro
We are the illusionists with wand and top hat
O siamo bianchi conigli?
Or are we white rabbits?
Zum pa pa
Zum pa pa
Zum pa pa
Zum pa pa
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Key vocabulary
- lanciatore
- thrower
- stasera
- tonightB2
- distratto
- distracted
- rullo
- roller
- tamburo
- drum
- sbagliato
- wrongA2
- bersaglio
- targetB1
- lama
- blade
- amori
- lovesA1
- aperte
- openA1
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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.”