Raffaella Carrà
T.O.P. lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:19
Manco una parola
Not even a word
Sai di Charleston!
You know about Charleston!
Lola, manda il cuore in gola
Lola, sends my heart racing
Rompe qualche suola
Breaks a few soles
Ma quanta emozion!
Oh, what an emotion!
Charleston, Charleston
Che delizia, che passione!
What a delight, what a passion!
Lola, sai, non è una fola
Lola, you know, it’s no tall tale
Dopo la spagnola
After the Spanish dance
Viene il charleston
Comes the Charleston
Yes sir, that's my baby
No sir, I don't mean maybe
Yes sir, that's my baby now
Yes now, we've decided
No no, we won't hide it
Yes now, you're invited now
By the way, by the way
When we reach the preacher, I'll say
Yes sir, that's my baby
No sir, I don't mean maybe
Yes sir, that's my baby now
Baby now,baby now
Lola
Charleston... wow
Charleston... tesoro... wow
Charleston... darling... wow
Charleston... ho... ho
Charleston... vai... vai
Charleston... go... go
Charleston
Key vocabulary
- manco
- not even
- parola
- wordA1
- sai
- you knowA1
- charleston
- dance
- lola
- name
- manda
- sendA2
- cuore
- heartA1
- gola
- throatC1
- rompe
- breaksB1
- qualche
- someA1
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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.