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Le paludi le rose i caffè l'amore le cose Le vetrine i vestiti di raso e un nuovo motore E Daniela stasera mi aspetta nell'ascensore I quattrini la speranza d'averne, far crepare d'invidia Il lavoro è a casa da lei la carriera sicura Poi la sera ritornare se stessi pensare pensare Ieri ho incontrato Rosita perciò questa vita valore non ha Come era bella Rosita di bianco vestita più bella che mai Le paludi le rose i caffè Gesù tra i bambini Un bicchiere il fumo distorto e un nuovo motore Con un altra farei chissà che con Daniela l'amore Ieri ho incontrato Rosita perciò questa vita valore non ha Come era bella Rosita di bianco vestita più bella che mai Ieri ho incontrato Rosita perciò questa vita valore non ha Come era bella Rosita di bianco vestita più bella che mai Ieri ho incontrato Rosita perciò questa vita valore non ha Come era bella Rosita di bianco vestita più bella che mai Rosita © 1976 Rino Gaetano |
The marshes, the roses, the cafés, love, the things, shop windows, satin clothes and a new engine, and Daniela tonight waits for me in the elevator. Money, the hope of having some, to make someone die of envy. The work is at home at her place, the career secure. Then at night returning, herself, thinking, thinking. Yesterday I met Rosita, and so this life has no value. How beautiful Rosita was dressed in white, more beautiful than ever. The marshes, the roses, the cafés, Jesus among the children, a glass, twisted smoke, and a new engine. With another I would do who knows what, with Daniela, love. Yesterday I met Rosita, and so this life has no value. How beautiful Rosita was dressed in white, more beautiful than ever. Yesterday I met Rosita, and so this life has no value. How beautiful Rosita was dressed in white, more beautiful than ever. Yesterday I met Rosita, and so this life has no value. How beautiful Rosita was dressed in white, more beautiful than ever. English translation © 2023 Dennis Criteser Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother Is an Only Child) was Gaetano's second album, released in 1976. The magazine Rolling Stone Italia lists it as the 14th finest Italian album of all time. |
I began exploring Italian popular songs as part of learning Italian. Here are my translations for some of my favorite "canzoni" by Italian singers, songwriters, and bands whose work I admire. It's a work in progress that can serve as a curated introduction to Italian popular music, with an emphasis on the 1950s through the 1990s. If you speak Italian, send me a message if you see lyrics I've misunderstood.

