Raffaella Carrà
Accidenti a quella sera lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:57
L'ho incontrato l'altra sera
I met him the other evening
E ho sentito un tuffo al cuore
And I felt a leap in my heart
Ma nessuno se n'è accorto, neanche lui
But no one noticed, not even him
Non volevo che sapesse
I didn't want him to know
Come sono innamorata
How in love I am
Sospiravo solamente dentro me
I was just sighing inside me
Accidenti a quella sera quando lui mi disse, "Ciao"
Damn that evening when he said to me, 'Hello'
E mi chiese di ballare un po' con me
And he asked me to dance a little with him
Accidenti a quella sera, ma perché ci sono andata
Damn that evening, but why did I go?
Da quel giorno io non vivo proprio più
Since that day, I just haven't lived anymore
Ma sono forte vedrai
But I am strong, you'll see
Lui non lo sa, ma non mi avrà
He doesn't know it, but he won't have me
Da domani sono un'altra, da domani vita nuova
Starting tomorrow, I'm someone new, starting tomorrow, a brand new life
Leggo libri, studio, canto, gioco a tennis, a ping-pong
I read books, study, sing, play tennis, play ping-pong
Vedo amici, incontro gente, vado in centro, faccio spese
I see friends, meet people, go downtown, do some shopping
E mi giro la città
And I roam the city
Organizzo passeggiate, vado al cinema con tutti
I organize walks, go to the cinema with everyone
Pianto fiori, gioco a scacchi, colleziono francobolli
I plant flowers, play chess, collect stamps
Compro un pesce, un cane, un gatto
I buy a fish, a dog, a cat
Ed a lui non penso più
And I don't think of him anymore
L'ho incontrato l'altra sera e di nuovo un tuffo al cuore
I met him the other night and once again my heart skipped a beat
Mi ha guardata, mi ha sorriso e ha detto, "Ciao"
He looked at me, smiled, and said, 'Hello'
Io volevo andare via, poi mi sono avvicinata
I wanted to leave, then I moved closer
Son riuscita solamente a dir così
I could only manage to say this
Accidenti a quella sera quando lui mi disse, "Ciao"
Damn that night when he said to me, 'Hello'
E mi chiese di portarmi a casa sua
And he asked me to take me to his place
Accidenti a quella sera, ma perché ci sono andata
Damn that night, but why did I go?
Ora penso solamente a quello là
Now I only think about that guy
Ma sono forte, vedrai
But I'm strong, you'll see
Lui non lo sa, mi sposerà
He doesn't know it, he'll marry me
Da domani sono un'altra, da domani vita nuova
From tomorrow I'm someone new, from tomorrow a new life
Niente libri, niente canto, niente tennis, e ping-pong
No books, no singing, no tennis, and ping-pong
Niente amici, niente gente, niente spese, niente, niente
No friends, no people, no spending, nothing, nothing
Io non vado più in città
I'm not going into the city anymore
Abolite passeggiate, basta al cinema con tutti
No more walks, no more cinema with everyone
Niente fiori, niente scacchi e neppure francobolli
No flowers, no chess, nor even stamps
Niente pesci, cani, gatti, penso solo a quello là
No fish, dogs, or cats, I'm only thinking of that one
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Key vocabulary
- incontrato
- metA1
- altra
- other
- sera
- eveningA1
- sentito
- heardA1
- tuffo
- dive
- cuore
- heartA1
- nessuno
- nobodyA1
- accorto
- careful
- neanche
- not evenA2
- volevo
- I wanted
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About this song
Raffaella Carrà was an Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter, and model known for her work in pop music and television, especially as a major European and Latin American pop culture figure from the 1970s and 1980s. She is also associated with trailblazing feminism in entertainment and with her influence as an LGBT and fashion icon.