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Prisencolinensinainciusol (In de col men seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol all right) Uis de seim cius nau op de seim Ol uait men in de colobos dai Trrr - ciak is e maind beghin de col Bebi stei ye push yo oh Uis de seim cius nau op de seim Ol uoit men in de colobos dai Not s de seim laikiu de promisdin Iu nau in trabol lovgiai ciu gen In do camo not cius no bai for lov so Op op giast cam lau ue cam lov ai Oping tu stei laik cius go mo men Iu bicos tue men cold dobrei goris Oh sandei (Ai ai smai sesler Eni els so co uil piso ai In de col men seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol all right) (Ai ai smai senflecs Eni go for doing peso ai Prisencolinensinainciusol all right) Uel ai sint no ai giv de sint Laik de cius nobodi oh gud taim lev feis go Uis de seim et seim cius go no ben Let de cius end kai for not de gai giast stei Ai ai smai senflecs Eni go for doing peso ai In de col mein seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol all right Lu nei si not sicidor Ah es la bebi la dai big iour (Ai aismai senflecs Eni go for doing peso ai In de col mein seivuan Prisencolinensinainciusol all right) Lu nei si not sicodor Ah es la bebi la dai big iou Prisencolinensinainciusol © 1973 Adriano Celentano "Prisencolinensinainciusol" reprised the invented language Celentano used for a song on his previous album. The idea was to recreate the way English sounds to Italians who don't speak the language. In a live prologue to the song, Celentano explained that the song was on the theme of people no longer communicating with and understanding each other; in such a world, it's enough to just say "Prisencolinensinainciusol," which means "universal love." |
No translation needed! NostalRock was a 1973 album of covers of early rock songs that took Celentano back to his roots, like "Jailhouse Rock" and "Be Bop a Lula" - except for the one wacky and hilarious original, "Prisencolinensinainciusol." |
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.

