
Rino Gaetano
Aida lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1977
- Genre
- Cantautori
- Length
- 4:26
Lei sfogliava i suoi ricordi
She was leafing through her memories
Le sue istantanee, i suoi tabù
Her snapshots, her taboos
Le sue Madonne, i suoi rosari
Her Madonnas, her rosaries
E mille mari e alalà
And a thousand seas and alalà
I suoi vestiti di lino e seta
Her linen and silk clothes
Le calze a rete, Marlene e Charlot
The fishnet stockings, Marlene and Charlot
E dopo giugno il gran conflitto
And after June, the great conflict
E poi l'Egitto e un'altra età
And then Egypt and another age
Marce, svastiche e federali
Marches, swastikas, and federals
Sotto i fanali, l'oscurità
Under the streetlights, the darkness
E poi il ritorno in un paese diviso
And then the return to a divided land
Più nero nel viso, più rosso d'amore
Blacker in the face, redder with love
Aida, come sei bella
Aida, how beautiful you are
Aida, le tue battaglie
Aida, your battles
I compromessi, la povertà
The compromises, the poverty
I salari bassi, la fame bussa
The low wages, hunger knocks
Il terrore russo, Cristo e Stalin
The Russian terror, Christ and Stalin
Aida, la costituente
Aida, the founding assembly
La democrazia e chi ce l'ha
The democracy and who has it
E poi trent'anni di safari
And then thirty years of safari
Fra antilopi e giaguari, sciacalli e lapin
Among antelopes and jaguars, jackals and rabbits
Aida, come sei bella
Aida, how beautiful you are
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Key vocabulary
- calze
- socks
- dopo
- afterA1
- giugno
- JuneA1
- russo
- RussianB2
- terrore
- terrorB2
- gran
- great
- compromessi
- compromisesB2
- povertà
- povertyB1
- salari
- salariesC1
- bassi
- lowA1
About this song
Rino Gaetano was an Italian satirical singer-songwriter. He is known for irreverent, idiosyncratic 1970s songs that targeted Italian society, including hits like “Il Cielo è Sempre Più Blu,” and for his outsider persona and ironic commentary on hypocrisy and corruption.