Andrea/Tema Di Rimini Lyrics in English Fabrizio De André
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Andrea/Tema Di Rimini by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
Teresa ha gli occhi secchi
Teresa has dry eyes
guarda verso il mare
She looks towards the sea
per lei figlia di pirati
For her, daughter of pirates
penso che sia normale
I think it's normal
Teresa parla poco
Teresa speaks little
ha labbra screpolate
Her lips are chapped
mi indica un amore perso
She points out a lost love
a Rimini d'estate
In Rimini in the summer
Lei dice bruciato in piazza
She says burned in the square
dalla santa inquisizione
By the Holy Inquisition
forse perduto a Cuba
Maybe lost in Cuba
nella rivoluzione
In the revolution
o nel porto di New York
Or in the port of New York
nella caccia alle streghe
In the witch hunt
oppure in nessun posto
Or maybe nowhere
ma nessuno le crede
But no one believes her
Coro: Rimini, Rimini
Chorus: Rimini, Rimini
E Colombo la chiama
And Columbus calls her
dalla sua portantina
From his stretcher
lei gli toglie le manette ai polsi
She removes the handcuffs from his wrists
gli rimbocca le lenzuola
She tucks in the sheets for him
'Per un triste Re Cattolico le dice
"For a sad Catholic King," she says
ho inventato un regno
"I invented a kingdom
e lui lo ha macellato
And he slaughtered it
su di una croce di legno
On a wooden cross
E due errori ho commesso
And I made two mistakes
due errori di saggezza
Two mistakes of wisdom
abortire l'America
To abort America
e poi guardarla con dolcezza
And then look at it with sweetness
ma voi che siete uomini
But you, who are men
sotto il vento e le vele
Under the wind and the sails
non regalate terre promesse
Don't give promised lands
a chi non le mantiene
To those who don't keep them
Coro: Rimini, Rimini
Chorus: Rimini, Rimini
Ora Teresa è all'Harrys' Bar
Now Teresa is at the Harry's Bar
guarda verso il mare
She looks towards the sea
per lei figlia di droghieri
For her, daughter of drug dealers
penso che sia normale
I think it's normal
porta una lametta al collo
She wears a razor blade around her neck
è vecchia di cent'anni
She's a hundred years old
di lei ho saputo poco
I know little about her
ma sembra non inganni
But she doesn't seem to deceive
'E un errore ho commesso dice
"And I made a mistake," she says
un errore di saggezza
"A mistake of wisdom
abortire il figlio del bagnino
To abort the lifeguard's child
e poi guardarlo con dolcezza
And then look at him with sweetness
ma voi che siete a Rimini
But you, who are in Rimini
tra i gelati e le bandiere
Among the ice creams and the flags
non fate più scommesse
Don't make any more bets
sulla figlia del droghiere'
On the daughter of the drug dealer"
Coro: Rimini, Rimini
Chorus: Rimini, Rimini
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