Gitane Lyrics in English by Dalida
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Gitane by Dalida from Italian to English.
Gitane, gitane, gitane
Gypsy, gypsy, gypsy
Devant le grand café aux tables ennuyées
In front of the big café with bored tables
Tout s'est ensoleillé quand elle est arrivée
Everything brightened up when she arrived
La gitane
The gypsy
Fille d'Esmeralda tu déroules tes bras
Daughter of Esmeralda, you unfold your arms
Et tes yeux noirs défient les hommes
And your dark eyes defy men
Et leurs envies
And their desires
Lorsque tes reins se cassent
When your hips sway
Tes longs cheveux ramassent
Your long hair gathers
Le soleil en pépite et ton ventre palpite
The sun in nuggets and your belly throbs
Bourgeois et va-nu-pied te regardent danser
Bourgeois and tramps watch you dance
Mais les femmes voudraient bien
But the women would really like
Que tu ailles plus loin
For you to go further
Tu ris à pleine dent et continues le bal
You laugh heartily and continue the dance
Comme un jeune animal
Like a young animal
Qui se saoule en tournant
That gets drunk by spinning
On ne sait d'où tu viens
We don't know where you come from
On ne sait où tu vas
We don't know where you're going
Pousser sur le chemin
Growing on the path
Comme une fleur des bois
Like a wild flower
Gitane, gitane, gitane
Gypsy, gypsy, gypsy
Dans le feu de la danse
In the fire of the dance
Lorsque le voile glisse
When the veil slips
De tes seins qui frémissent
From your trembling breasts
Y a de drôles de silences
There are strange silences
Oh gitane
Oh gypsy
Tes jambes nues piétinent
Your bare legs trample
Les regrets qui cheminent
The regrets that travel
Dans les yeux des badauds qui caressent ta peau
In the eyes of onlookers who caress your skin
Fini le tourbillon, tu passes et fais la quête
The whirlwind is over, you pass by and collect alms
Frôlant de ton jupon Les spectateurs honnêtes
Brushing with your skirt The honest spectators
'Sois généreux señor'
"Be generous, señor"
'La jeunesse de mon corps'
"The youth of my body"
'Ça vaut bien un peu d'or'
"It's well worth a bit of gold"
'Même un peu plus encore'
"Even a little more"
Et riant aux éclats déjà sous les platanes
And laughing out loud already under the plane trees
Déjà sous les platanes
Already under the plane trees
Est partie la gitane
The gypsy has left
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Lyrics © SEMI
Charles Dumont, Maurice Robineau
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pépite — nugget
Pépite literally translates to "nugget", often referring to a small, valuable piece of gold. It's a charming and somewhat unexpected word to find in song lyrics.
In "Gitane", Dalida uses pépite to describe how the gypsy woman's long hair gathers the sun, turning it into a "nugget" of light. This vivid imagery evokes a sense of preciousness and allure, highlighting the captivating beauty of the gitana as she dances.
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