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Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' "Buongiorno Dottore Come vede Sono affetto Da questo grave Difetto Questo fischio Non m'abbandona E le donne ridono di me" "Oh oh oh caro signore Per i malati di fischietto Ho brevettato questo apparecchietto Se permette glielo applico E vedrà lei guarirà" Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' Grazie Dottore E inoltre cosa debbo fare Per guarire da questo difetto" "Vada a casa e stia in silenzio Per interi giorni tre" E così il nostro paziente Dopo tre giorni di silenzio Ritornava dal dottore In vero un po' emozionatino, sì Ma fiducioso di guarir Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' "Ecco qui il nostro malato Che bella cera la trovo bene Come sta la sua grillite Ora le tolgo il nostro apparecchietto E vedrà lei guarirà" Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' Dunque Oh dottore Accidenti Sono affetto Da un ben più grave Difetto E sa cosa le dico? Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghegogongogangango' © 1963- Giorgio Gaber |
Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' “Good morning, Doctor, as you see I’m affected by this grave defect. This whistle won’t abandon me and the women laugh at me.” “Oh, oh, oh, dear sir, for whistling sufferers I have patented this apparatus. If you permit, I’ll apply it on you and you’ll see, you will heal.” Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' Thank you, Doctor, and what more should I do to heal from this defect?” “Go home and be quiet for three whole days.” And thus our patient, after three days of silence, returned to the doctor, in truth, a little emotional, yes, but hopeful of being healed. Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' “Here is our patient, what a lovely wax, you’re looking well. How is your little cricket? Now I’ll remove our apparatus and you will see, you’ll be healed.” Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghe gogongogangangonga Ghegogongogangango' Well, oh doctor, what the heck, I’m afflicted with a more serious defect, and you know what I tell you? Goganga goganga goganganghinga Ghegogongogangango' English translation © 2024 Dennis Criteser "Goganga" was released as a single in 1963. |
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.
