Rino Gaetano
Berta filava lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1976
- Genre
- Cantautori
- Length
- 3:42
E Berta filava e filava la lana,
And Berta spun and spun the wool,
La lana e l'amianto
The wool and the asbestos
Del vestito del santo che andava sul rogo
Of the saint's robe that went to the pyre.
E mentre bruciava
And while it burned,
Urlava e piangeva e la gente diceva:
She shouted and cried, and the people said:
"Anvedi che santo, vestito d'amianto".
"Look at that saint, dressed in asbestos."
E Berta filava e filava con Mario
And Berta spun and spun with Mario,
E filava con Gino
And she spun with Gino,
E nasceva il bambino che non era di Mario
And a child was born who was not Mario's,
Che non era di Gino.
Who was not Gino's.
E Berta filava, filava a dritto,
And Berta was spinning, spinning straight,
E filava di lato
And she spun sideways
E filava, filava e filava la lana.
And she spun, spun and spun the wool.
E filava, filava. E filava, filava. E filava, filava.
And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun.
E filava, filava. E filava, filava.
And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun.
E Berta filava, e filava, filava
And Berta was spinning, and spinning, spinning
E Berta filava, e filava la lana,
And Berta was spinning, and spinning the wool,
Filava l'amianto del vestito del santo che andava sul rogo
Spinning the asbestos of the saint's robe that was going to the pyre
E mentre bruciava
And while it burned
Urlava e piangeva e la gente diceva:
She screamed and cried and the people said:
"Anvedi che santo vestito d'amianto".
Look at that saint dressed in asbestos.
E Berta filava, filava con Mario,
And Berta spun, spun with Mario,
Filava con Gino
Spun with Gino,
E nasceva il bambino che urlava e piangeva
And the baby was born, crying and wailing.
E la gente diceva: "Anvedi che santo".
And the people said: 'Look at that saint.'
E filava, filava. E filava, filava. E filava, filava.
And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun.
E filava, filava. E filava, filava. E filava, filava.
And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun. And she spun, spun.
E Berta filava, e Berta filava, filava con Gino, filava con Pino,
And Berta spun, and Berta spun, spun with Gino, spun with Pino,
Cullava cullava, filava l'amianto
Rocking, rocking, spinning the asbestos.
E Berta filava.
And Berta spun.
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Key vocabulary
- berta
- bear
- filava
- spun
- lana
- wool
- amianto
- asbestos
- vestito
- clothesB1
- santo
- saintA2
- andava
- was going
- rogo
- pyre
- bruciava
- burned
- urlava
- yelled
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.