Maddalena E Madonna Lyrics in English by Brunori Sas

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Maddalena E Madonna by Brunori Sas from Italian to English.

C'erano pile di libri sottolineati di rosso e di blu

There were piles of books underlined in red and blue

C'erano articoli e leggi che oggi non ricordo più

There were articles and laws that today I don't remember anymore

E c'era la sigaretta fumata di fretta all'uscita del bar

And there was the cigarette smoked in a hurry at the bar's exit

Tabacco e profumo per sentirmi un uomo

Tobacco and perfume to feel like a man

Lontano da casa da mamma e dal mare e c'eri tu

Far from home from mom and the sea and there was you

Maddalena e Madonna stretta sotto la gonna

Magdalene and Madonna tight under the skirt

La mia voglia di averti allora

My desire to have you then

E c'erano 10 vagoni

And there were 10 train cars

2000 terroni al binario 3

2000 southerners at platform 3

Valigie e borsoni

Suitcases and duffel bags

E dai finestrini lo sguardo d'amore più triste che c'è

And from the windows the saddest look of love there is

Gente del sud stipata sui treni

People from the south crammed onto the trains

Sorrisi e canzoni e la voglia di andare ancora

Smiles and songs and the desire to go again

E c'era l'amore che cambiava il colore del cielo il sapore del vino

And there was love that changed the color of the sky the taste of the wine

L'odore dell'aria al mattino era solo per te

The smell of the air in the morning was only for you

Che scrivevo cazzate su un foglio a quadretti e canzoni in barrè

That I wrote nonsense on a checkered sheet and barre songs

C'era la primavera la prima sera davanti al Bibò

There was spring the first evening in front of the Bibò

Un bacio un errore non restarci male

A kiss a mistake don't feel bad about it

Ti voglio bene ma è meglio di no

I care about you but it's better not to

E notti da frate indovino a sputare il destino in fondo a un caffè

And nights like a fortune-telling friar spitting out destiny at the bottom of a coffee

Come un moscerino che affoga nel vino

Like a gnat that drowns in wine

Cercando un profumo che altrove non c'è

Looking for a scent that isn't elsewhere

Profumo di te

Scent of you

Maddalena e Madonna ogni tanto ritorna

Magdalene and Madonna every now and then returns

La mia voglia di averti ancora

My desire to have you again

E c'era l'amore che cambiava il colore del cielo il sapore del vino

And there was love that changed the color of the sky the taste of the wine

L'odore dell'aria al mattino era solo per te

The smell of the air in the morning was only for you

Che scrivevo cazzate su un foglio a quadretti e canzoni in barrè

That I wrote nonsense on a checkered sheet and barre songs

Nanana

Era solo per te che scrivevo cazzate su un foglio a quadretti e canzoni in barrè

It was only for you that I wrote nonsense on a checkered sheet and barre songs

E canzoni in barrè

And barre songs

Era solo per te

It was only for you

Ed è ancora per te

And it's still for you

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terroni — southern Italians (derogatory)

Terroni is a derogatory term used in Italy, particularly in the North, to refer to people from Southern Italy. It literally translates to "people of the land" or "earthlings," implying a lack of sophistication or being uncultured.

In the song, the artist uses this word to evoke a specific historical and social context: the mass migration of Southern Italians to the North for work. The line "2000 terroni al binario 3" (2000 'terroni' at platform 3) paints a vivid, albeit harsh, picture of this exodus, highlighting the prejudice faced by these migrants. It's a powerful and historically charged word that reveals a significant cultural aspect of Italy.

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Brunori Sas Maddalena E Madonna Lyrics