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Non ho nessuno a parte te Che mi ha tradito come sai Io mi sento un auto che non ha Non ha più il motore E mi sento un uomo che vivrà Nel suo dolore, nel dolore Solo nel suo dolore ormai Eppur mi sento forte, sai Sarà perché non odio mai Di certo non dovrei soffrir così Così inutilmente Solamente perché hai detto un sì Stupidamente, stupidamente Con il cervello assente Amica mia, quanto costa una bugia Un dolore che dividiamo in due tra noi La gelosia, quando arriva non va più via Col silenzio tu mi rispondi che Col tuo pianto tu mi rispondi che Coi tuoi occhi tu mi rispondi che lo sai La gelosia Più la scacci e più l'avrai Tu eri mia Di chi sei più non lo sai Complicità Ma che gran valore ha Sincerità Che sfortuna chi ce l'ha E quel serpente è arrivato È qui seduto in mezzo in noi Lui ti mangia il cuore come fosse un pomodoro Così diventi pazzo tu E come un toro, come un toro Purtroppo non ragioni Amica mia, quanto costa una bugia Un dolore che dividiamo in due tra noi La gelosia, quando arriva non va più via Col silenzio tu mi rispondi che Col tuo pianto tu mi rispondi che Coi tuoi occhi tu mi rispondi che lo sai La gelosia Più la scacci e più l'avrai Tu eri mia Di chi sei più non lo sai Complicità Ma che gran valore ha Sincerità Che sfortuna chi ce l'ha Gelosia © 1999 Mogol, Gianni Bella |
I don’t have anyone other than you who has betrayed me, as you know. I feel like a car that has no, has no motor anymore, and I feel like a man who will live in his pain, in pain, only in his pain now. Even so I feel strong, you know, maybe because I never hate. For sure I shouldn’t suffer so, so uselessly, only because you said a yes, stupidly, stupidly, with an absent brain. My friend, how much does a lie cost, a pain that we split in two between us. The jealousy, when it comes it goes away no more, with silence you answer me that, with your crying you answer me that, with your eyes you answer me that you know. Jealousy – the more you drive it away the more you feel it. You were mine, whose you are I don’t know anymore. Complicity – but of what great value is it? Sincerity – what misfortune for whoever has it. And that serpent arrived, it’s seated here between us. It eats your heart as if it were a tomato, thus you become crazy and, like a bull, like a bull, unfortunately, you don’t reason. My friend, how much does a lie cost, a pain that we split in two between us. The jealousy, when it comes it goes away no more, with silence you answer me that, with your crying you answer me that, with your eyes you answer me that you know. Jealousy – the more you drive it away the more you feel it. You were mine, whose you are I don’t know any more. Complicity – but of what great value is it? Sincerity – what misfortune for whoever has it. English translation © 2021 Dennis Criteser Io non so parlar d'amore was Celentano's first collaboration with the celebrated lyricist Mogol and Gianni Bella for the music on most of the songs. Released in 1999, the album remained in the charts for two years and is one of the most successful of his long career. |
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.
