Raffaella Carrà
Superman lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1974
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:16
Quaranta ladroni, Alì Babà
Forty thieves, Ali Baba
I veri padroni della città
The true masters of the city
Chi li toccherà?
Who will touch them?
Nessuno protesta e c'è un perché
No one protests and there's a reason why
Di grilli parlanti non ce n'è
There are no talking crickets here
Che succederà?
What will happen?
È pieno di voci, di canti quel covo
It's full of voices, of songs in that hideout
Con me fino, fino al mattino
With me until, until the morning
Progetti futuri, un colpo più nuovo
Future plans, one more new hit
Tra le carte, tra un po' si parte
Among the cards, soon we will depart
Con l'alba che arriva trema la città
With the dawn arriving, the city trembles
Chi li fermerà?
Who will stop them?
Piano, piano, parlare piano
Slowly, slowly, speak softly
Piano, piano, parlate piano
Slowly, slowly, you all speak softly
Quaranta ladroni, fermi là
Forty thieves, stay right there
Terrore di sempre, via di qua
The terror of always, this way out
Ecco Superman
Here comes Superman
È pieno di urla il loro covo
Their hideout is full of screams
Silenzio, gran silenzio
Silence, great silence
Il giorno da oggi è un giorno più nuovo
From today, this day is a newer day
Festa, festa, grande festa
Party, party, big party
Ma i grilli parlanti cantano di già
But the singing crickets are already chirping
Che succederà?
What will happen?
Che succederà?
What will happen?
Festa, festa, grande festa
Party, party, big party
Festa, festa, grande festa
Party, party, big party
Superman
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Key vocabulary
- quaranta
- fortyB2
- ladroni
- thieves
- alì
- Ali
- babà
- cake
- veri
- true
- toccherà
- will touch
- grilli
- cricketsB1
- mattino
- morningB1
- protesta
- protestB1
- qua
- hereB1
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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.