Raffaella Carrà
Papà lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1971
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:48
Per te
For you
Io la canto per te
I sing it for you
A te
To you
Io la dedico a te
I dedicate it to you
La canzone che io
The song that I
Ora ho scritto pensando
Now have written thinking
A quando
Of when
Tu mi tieni per mano
You hold my hand
A quando
Of when
Scherzi sempre con me
You always joke with me
E mi parli di te
And you talk to me about you
E di cose che io non so
And of things that I don't know
Di me
About me
Tu sai tutto di me
You know everything about me
E senti
And listen
Quando sono un po' giù
When I'm feeling a bit down
E ho bisogno di te
And I need you
Di una dolce parola
A sweet word
Tu sei
You are
Il più bello che c'è
The most beautiful there is
Tu sei
You are
Il più buono che c'è
The sweetest there is
E io vivo per te
And I live for you
Perché tu sei il mio papà
Because you are my dad
Key vocabulary
- pensando
- thinkingA1
- sai
- you knowA1
- scritto
- writtenA1
- sempre
- alwaysA1
- so
- I knowA1
- tieni
- holdA1
- tutto
- everythingA1
- canto
- songA2
- dedico
- dedicate
- canzone
- songA2
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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.