Il re fa rullare i tamburi Lyrics in English Fabrizio De André
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Il re fa rullare i tamburi by Fabrizio De André from Italian to English.
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Il re fa rullare i tamburi
The king snares the drums
Il re fa rullare i tamburi
The king snares the drums
Vuol sceglier fra le dame
He wants to choose among the ladies
Un nuovo e fresco amore
A new and fresh love
Ed è la prima che ha veduto
And it's the first one you've seen
Che gli ha rapito il cuore
That he kidnapped his heart
Marchese la conosci tu
Marquis you know her
Marchese la conosci tu
Marquis you know her
Chi è quella graziosa
Who's that pretty one
Ed il marchese disse al re
And the Marquis said to the king
'maestà è la mia sposa'
'Majesty is my bride'
Tu sei più felice di me
You're happier than I am
Tu sei più felice di me
You're happier than I am
D'aver dama si bella
To have lady is beautiful
Signora si compita
Lady turns out
Se tu vorrai cederla a me
If you want to give it to me
Sarà la favorita
She will be the favorite
Signore se non foste il re
Lord if you were not the king
Signore se non foste il re
Lord if you were not the king
V'intimerei prudenza
I'd be cautious
Ma siete il sire siete il re
But you are the sire you are the king
Vi devo l'obbedienza
I owe you obedience
Marchese vedrai passerà
Marquis you'll see will pass
Marchese vedrai passerà
Marquis you'll see will pass
D'amor la sofferenza
Love suffering
Io ti farò nelle mie armate
I will do you in my armies
Maresciallo di francia'
Marshal of France
'addio per sempre mia gioia
'farewell forever my joy
'addio per sempre mia bella
'goodbye forever my beautiful
'addio dolce amores
'farewell sweet amores
'devi lasciarmi per il re'
'you must leave me for the king'
'ed io ti lascio il cuore'
'and I'll leave your heart'
La regina ha raccolto dei fiori
The Queen has collected flowers
La regina ha raccolto dei fiori
The Queen has collected flowers
Celando la sua offesa
Concealing his offense
Ed il profumo di quei fiori
And the scent of those flowers
Uccise la marchesa
Killed the Marquise
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