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Il tuo bacio è come un rock Che ti morde col suo swing È assai facile al knock-out Che ti fulmina sul ring Fa l'effetto di uno choc E perciò canto così: "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Il tuo bacio è come un rock!" I tuoi baci non son semplici baci Uno solo ne vale almeno tre E per questo bambina tu mi piaci E dico: "ba-ba-baciami così!" Il tuo bacio è come un rock Che ti morde col suo swing È assai facile al knock-out Che ti fulmina sul ring Fa l'effetto di uno choc E perciò canto così: "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Il tuo bacio è come un rock!" Il tuo bacio è come un rock Che ti morde col suo swing È assai facile al knock-out Che ti fulmina sul ring Fa l'effetto di uno choc E perciò canto così: "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Il tuo bacio è come un rock!" I tuoi baci non son semplici baci Uno solo ne vale almeno tre E per questo, bambina, tu mi piaci E dico: "Ba-ba-baciami così!" Il tuo bacio è come un rock Che ti morde col suo swing È assai facile al knock-out Che ti fulmina sul ring Fa l'effetto di uno choc E perciò canto così: "Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Il tuo bacio è come un rock! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Il tuo bacio è come un rock!" Il tuo bacio è come un rock © 1959 Lyrics: Piero Vivarelli, Lucio Fulci Music: Ezio Leoni, Adriano Celentano "Il tuo bacio è come un rock" was Celentano's first single, the release of which was coordinated with the movie I ragazzi del juke box (The Juke-Box Kids), in which Celentano and his music are featured. Celentano performed the song in the summer of 1959 at the Adriatic Song Festival, and it became his "Beatles on Ed Sullivan" moment. Overnight, he became a national sensation and the song sold 300,000 copies in the following week alone. |
Your kiss is like a rock that bites you with its swing. It’s so very easy with a knock-out that it zaps you in the ring. It has a shocking effect, and so I sing like this: “Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, your kiss is like a rock!” Your kisses aren’t simple kisses, one alone is worth almost three. And for this, girl, I like you and say: “ki-ki-kiss me like that!” Your kiss is like a rock that bites you with its swing It’s so very easy with knock-out that it zaps you in the ring. It has a shocking effect, and so I sing like this: “Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-o ah, your kiss is like a rock!” Your kiss is like a rock that bites you with its swing. It’s so very easy with a knock-out that it zaps you in the ring. It has a shocking effect, and so I sing like this: “Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, your kiss is like a rock!” Your kisses aren’t simple kisses, one alone is worth almost three. And for this, girl, I like you and say: “ki-ki-kiss me like that!” Your kiss is like a rock that bites you with its swing. It’s so very easy with a knock-out that it zaps you in the ring. It has a shocking effect, and so I sing like this: “Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, your kiss is like a rock! Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, your kiss is like a rock!” English translation © 2021 Dennis Criteser Adriano Celentano con Giulio Libano e la sua orchestra was Celentano's first album, released in 1960. The album is mostly a collection of previously released singles. Celentano was the first Italian artist to credibly capture the spirit and sound of American rock of the 1950s, presented here big-band style, with accomplished arrangements by Libano, whose jazz players sound like they were enjoying the experience of "rocking out" and backing "Il Mollegiato" (the springy one - Celentano's nickname based on his peculiar style of dancing). |
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.
