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Conforme a chi? Conforme a cosa? Conforme a quale strana posa? Va peggio? Va meglio? Non so dire, non lo so La prima volta fa sempre male La prima volta ti fa tremare Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più La terza volta ti fa pensare La quarta volta stai a guardare Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Un eterno presente che capire non sai L'ultima volta non arriva mai L'ultima volta non arriva mai In questo presente che capire non sai Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Sei tu, sei tu, sei tu chi può darti di più Per me lo so © 1987 CCCP In a 1987 interview, the band said of "Per me lo so" that they were going for a surf sound that would morph into a raw and energetic rock sound. |
According to whom? According to what? According to which strange pose? Getting worse? Getting better? I don’t know how to say, I don’t know. The first time it always hurts, the first time it makes you tremble. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. The third time it makes you think, the fourth time you are looking. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. An eternal present you don’t know how to understand. The last time never comes, the last time never comes in this present you don’t know how to understand. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. It’s you, it’s you, it’s you, who can give yourself more. English translation © 2025 Dennis Criteser Socialismo e barbarie (Socialism and Barbarism) was CCCP's second full album, released in 1987 on the Virgin label. The title refers to a phrase in Rosa Luxemburg's 1915 Junius Pamphlet where she asserts that the only two possibilities for future society were socialism or barbarism. The album cover shows the assembly line of the Fiat 124, which was licensed for production in the Soviet Union beginning in 1970. |
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.
