Viva L'Iva Lyrics in English by Fedez, J-AX
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Viva L'Iva by Fedez from Italian to English.
Rubi il mio fatturato
You steal my revenue
Ma qui non è reato
But here it's not a crime
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Mi rubi il fatturato
You steal my revenue
Quando arrivo a fine anno tutto quello che guadagno noi dobbiamo fare a metà
When I get to the end of the year, everything I earn, we have to split in half
Il lavoro non ha prezzo forse vale quanto il pizzo mi domando io che senso ha
Work is priceless, maybe it's worth as much as the protection money, I wonder what sense it makes
Sono tutti tristi, imprenditori artisti, noi poveri cristi, per loro non esisti
Everyone's sad, artist entrepreneurs, us poor souls, for them you don't exist
Sopra i conti in banca come equilibristi
On bank accounts like tightrope walkers
L'Italia è una Repubblica salvo imprevisti
Italy is a Republic, barring unforeseen circumstances
Rubi il mio fatturato
You steal my revenue
Ma qui non è reato
But here it's not a crime
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Non aver scatti d'ira
Don't have fits of rage
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Grida con me Viva l'IVA
Shout with me, Long live VAT
Cominciamo a dire che in Italia nasci indebitato
Let's start by saying that in Italy you're born in debt
L'equivalente di vergine divorziato
The equivalent of a divorced virgin
Non te la dà, devi mantenerla
She doesn't give it to you, you have to support her
Spende milioni di make up, non va mai in palestra
She spends millions on makeup, never goes to the gym
Ha danni strutturali, si crede una top model
She has structural damage, thinks she's a top model
Così le nostre tasse hanno funzioni fantasiose
So our taxes have fanciful functions
Non vanno gli ospedali ma costruire il MOSE
They don't go to hospitals but to build the MOSE
Hanno idee geniali prese dai cartoni animati di Will Coyote
They have brilliant ideas taken from Will Coyote cartoons
Alzare l'IVA piace anche ai comunisti
Raising VAT even pleases communists
L'unica Iva dichiaratamente adesso è la Zanicchi
The only declared Iva now is Zanicchi
Con le tasse pagate non si diventa ricchi
With paid taxes, you don't get rich
Anzi pigli le mazzate come Uber dai tassisti
In fact, you get beaten up like Uber by taxi drivers
La religione nazionale dice alzati e fattura lazzarone
The national religion says get up and invoice, you lazy bum
E l'evasione è peccato mortale ma la multinazionale si guadagna il paradiso
And tax evasion is a mortal sin, but the multinational earns paradise
Il paradiso fiscale
The tax haven
Rubi il mio fatturato
You steal my revenue
Ma qui non è reato
But here it's not a crime
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Non aver scatti d'ira
Don't have fits of rage
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Grida con me Viva l'IVA
Shout with me, Long live VAT
L'F24 l'assicurazione il bollo
The F24, the insurance, the stamp duty
Non ti dimenticare perché poi scatta il controllo
Don't forget, because then the check kicks in
Da anni ci ripetono di stringere la cinghia
For years they've been telling us to tighten our belts
Senza ricordarci di girarla intorno al collo
Without reminding us to wrap it around our necks
Impiegati piegati e imprenditori prenditori
Bent employees and grabby entrepreneurs
Troppi conti in rosso e troppi pochi estintori
Too many red accounts and too few fire extinguishers
Pensionati senza casa che fanno la notte fuori
Homeless pensioners who spend the night outside
Non possono tornare a vivere dai genitori
They can't go back to live with their parents
Italia, un Paese bellissimo in cui stare
Italy, a beautiful country to be in
Senza quelle diecimila cose che fanno cagare
Without those ten thousand things that make you sh*t
Aggrappati alla rata che ti vedo stanca
Cling to the installment, I see you're tired
Stiamo andando a fondo, siamo tutti nella stessa banca
We're sinking, we're all in the same bank
Rubi il mio fatturato
You steal my revenue
Ma qui non è reato
But here it's not a crime
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Non aver scatti d'ira
Don't have fits of rage
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Grida con me Viva l'IVA
Shout with me, Long live VAT
Rubi il mio fatturato
You steal my revenue
Ma qui non è reato
But here it's not a crime
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché tu sei lo Stato
Because you are the State
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Non aver scatti d'ira
Don't have fits of rage
Perché quando ti arriva
Because when it arrives for you
Grida con me Viva l'IVA
Shout with me, Long live VAT
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fatturato — revenue / turnover
Fatturato translates to "revenue" or "turnover" in English. It's a key term in business and economics, making it particularly relevant to the song's theme.
In "Viva L'Iva," Fedez uses this word repeatedly to highlight the frustration of entrepreneurs and artists who feel their hard-earned income is unfairly taken by the state through taxes. The line "Rubi il mio fatturato" (You steal my revenue) encapsulates the song's critical stance on the Italian tax system, making fatturato a central and impactful word.
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