Raffaella Carrà
Madre mía lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1983
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:31
Él, la espuma del mar
He, the foam of the sea
Y yo, un grano de sal
And I, a grain of salt
El sol se parece a él
The sun resembles him
Y yo soy luz de luna
And I am moonlight
Que se apaga
That fades away
Es mi sueño de amor
It's my dream of love
Y no lo puedo evitar
And I can't help it
Tal vez, le pueda tener
Maybe, I could have him
Si me atreviese a hablarle de repente
If I dared to speak to him suddenly
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
No sé qué decir, como lo haría
I don't know what to say, how I would do it
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
No sé si podré
I don't know if I can
Hay algo en él que me hipnotiza
There's something in him that hypnotizes me
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
No sé si es de noche o es de día
I don't know if it's night or day
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Ya estoy junto a él y me confunde la alegría
I'm already beside him and joy confuses me
Él, al fin me miró
He finally looked at me
Un gesto y sonrió
A gesture and he smiled
Después, se vino hacia mí
Then, he came towards me
Y oí su voz hablarme dulcemente
And I heard his voice speak to me sweetly
Él, al fin me abrazó
He finally embraced me
La noche se iluminó
The night lit up
Fué así, sin más, sin pensar
It was like that, just like that, without thinking
Rozamos nuestros labios en un beso
We brushed our lips in a kiss
Madre, madre mía
Mother, oh my mother
Al fin lo logré, que fantasía
Finally, I did it, what a fantasy
Madre, madre mía
Mother, oh my mother
Fué mucho más fácil de lo que yo me creía
It was much easier than I thought
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my dear mother
Quizás tengo fiebre todavía
Maybe I still have a fever
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my dear mother
Quizás fué el destino que jugó con nuestras vidas
Perhaps it was fate that played with our lives
Hoy mi amor
Today my love
La espera terminó
The wait is over
Tú eres, me tienes
You are, you have me
Me quieres, me enciendes así
You love me, you ignite me like this
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my dear mother
Al fin lo logré, que fantasía
At last I succeeded, what a fantasy
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Fué mucho más fácil de lo que yo me creía
It was much easier than I thought it would be
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Quizás tengo fiebre todavía
Maybe I still have a fever
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Quizás fué el destino que jugó con nuestras vidas
Perhaps it was fate that played with our lives
Hoy mi amor
Today my love
La espera terminó
The wait is over
Tú eres, me tienes
You are, you have me
Me quieres, me enciendes así
You love me, you ignite me like this
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Al fin lo logré, que fantasía
At last I made it, what a fantasy
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Fué mucho más fácil de lo que yo me creía
It was much easier than I believed
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Quizás tengo fiebre todavía
Perhaps I still have a fever
Madre, madre mía
Mother, my mother
Quizás fué el destino que jugó con nuestras vidas
Maybe it was fate that played with our lives
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Key vocabulary
- él
- he
- espuma
- foam
- mar
- sea
- y
- and
- yo
- I
- grano
- grain
- de
- of
- sal
- salt
- el
- the
- sol
- sun
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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.