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Ho trovato una canzone magica per noi che risolverà quello che non va se ci crederai, amico, e poi la canterai è sicuro che miracoli farai, questo me l'ha detto quel signore che sta su che abita su noi qualche piano in più oh non piangere se lei ti lascerà, non pensare che perdendola non vivi più al suo posto c’è una fata per te verrà da te se questa frase canterai con me: dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba Quel signore del piano di sopra d’altre cose mi parlò, quella volta che scese giù da noi Disse "La mia casa è la più splendida che c'è notte e giorno sai sempre festa c'è ma chi ha una macchia sul vestito fuori sta ballare, ridere, cantare non potrà con noi la canzone della verità". E allora? Dai, cantate tutti in coro qui con me: dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba… Quel signore del piano di sopra © 1972 Adriano Celentano, Luciano Beretta, Miki Del Prete "Quel signore del piano di sopra" was also released in a version where Celentano sings in his invented fake English. |
I found a magic song for us that will fix everything that isn’t right, if you believe in it, friend, and then sing it. It’s certain that you’ll make miracles, this was told to me by that gentleman up above who lives a few floors up from us. Oh, don’t cry if she leaves you, don’t think that losing her you’ll live no more. In her place there’s a fairy for you, it will come to you if you sing this phrase with me: dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba That gentleman on the floor above spoke to me about other things, the time that he came down to us. He said, “My house is the most splendid there is, night and day, you know, there’s always a party. But whoever has a stain on their outfit stays outside. Dancing, laughing, singing, they can’t do with us the song of truth.” And so? Come on, everyone sing in chorus with me: dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba dàba, dàba badà, badà, badà, badà, ba English translation © 2021 Dennis Criteser I mali del secolo (The Ills of the Century) is the eighth album released on the Clan Celentano label, released in 1972. It's the first Celentano album where he authors all the music and lyrics, and also an album where he addresses weightier topics like ecology, relationship crises, and drugs. |
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.
