Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Emanuele by Geolier from Italian to English.
Verse 1
L'urdma vot ca' scrivett, pens
The last time I wrote, I think
È stran pecché po' nu pens spess
It's strange because then I don't think often
Pecché chi pens nun è introvers
Because who thinks isn't an introvert
E mor arint pecché 'sta vit nun m ra' nient
And I die inside 'cause this life gives me nothing
Tnev a te e mo nu teng nemmanc chiù ch'ell
I had you and now I don't even have that anymore
Pens o futur e m perd pnsann a ch'ell che aggia pers
I think of the future and get lost thinking about what I've lost
Perd n'ammor important, aropp nd sient chiù o stess
You lose an important love, afterwards you don't feel the same
T piens 'ca sto buon, ma è compless
You think I'm fine, but it's complex
Prechorus 1
Se 't raccont a vita mij, a toj a iett 'ndo cess
If I tell you my life, you'd flush yours down the toilet
Si t'accarezz ndo 't ngazz,ric liev e man
If I caress you, you don't get mad, you say take your hands off
'To giur t vogl ben, pur se 't rong o mal
I swear I love you, even if I hurt you
Chiagn e pens 'o passat
I cry and think about the past
M chiammav ammor mij
You used to call me my love
'To giur t vogl ben, mo si pur nun sij a mij
I swear I love you, now even if you're not mine
Prechorus 2
E sacrific che e fatt, o saj me arricord
The sacrifices you made, you know, I remember them
Quann 'nz scnnev pecché ng stevn maj e sord
When we didn't go out 'cause there was never any money
Mo ca' teng 't cos, ma m manc chist ammor
Now that I have everything, but I miss this love
Torn aret 'p nu bac e po' mo stip rind 'o cor
I'd go back for a kiss and then keep it in my heart
Chorus 1
Mo m'accress p' nascr ancor
Now I'd kill myself to be born again
'O sacc ca' m staj chiamman scem
I know you're calling me stupid
Mo' ca' m toccn, nu trov chiù ammor
Now when they touch me, I don't find love anymore
Vonn a Geôlier ma no a Emanuel
They want Geolier but not Emanuele
Chorus 2
Mo m'accress p' nascr ancor
Now I'd kill myself to be born again
'O sacc ca' m staj chiamman scem
I know you're calling me stupid
Mo' ca' m toccn, nu trov chiù ammor
Now when they touch me, I don't find love anymore
Vonn a Geôlier ma no a Emanuel
They want Geolier but not Emanuele
Verse 2
E vot cont chist sord
Sometimes I count this money
M par ca' po' vec a vita mij rind a nu fogl
It seems like I then see my life on a piece of paper
Ch'ella carta, o saj buon che po' serv a poc
That paper, you know well that it's worth little
Però quand chiagn, ch'ella robb o saj ca t ra a' vita bon
But when you cry, you know that stuff gives you the good life
A vot chiagn a si e teng pecché e vulev ra bimb
Sometimes I cry when I have it 'cause I wanted it as a kid
A vot pens a me stess a si m facc a famigl
Sometimes I think about myself, if I'll start a family
Guardm 'nda l'uocchj, mo che vir?
Look me in the eyes, what do you see now?
Nu teng manc l'anim, aspett a mort che arriv
I don't even have a soul, I'm waiting for death to arrive
A vot parl 'cu mamm, ric ca' nun so brav
Sometimes I talk to my mom, I say I'm not a good person
Ca' l'aggia lasciat, rind a stanz sul ess
That I left her, alone in the room
Mo chest aria m manc, primm nu tnev nient
Now I miss this air, before I had nothing
Mo c'accatt 'na villa e po' rimmang 'cu ess
Now I'll buy her a villa and then I'll stay with her
Bridge
E si a vit è chiu nfam, mo nt guard chiù nfacc
And if life is more of a b*tch, I don't look you in the face anymore
Manc si rind o' cor, nun tien n'ammor
You don't even have love in your heart
'Mo 't lev 't cos, nz n mbort 'ro mal
Now I'll take everything from you, I don't care about the pain
E 'sta chi ven lasciat, e p chest c' mor
And it's the one who's left behind, and for this they die
Chorus 3
Mo m'accress p' nascr ancor
Now I'd kill myself to be born again
'O sacc ca' m staj chiamman scem
I know you're calling me stupid
Mo' ca' m toccn, nu trov chiù ammor
Now when they touch me, I don't find love anymore
Vonn a Geôlier ma no a Emanuel
They want Geolier but not Emanuele
Outro
Mo m'accress p' nascr ancor
Now I'd kill myself to be born again
'O sacc ca' m staj chiamman scem
I know you're calling me stupid
Mo' ca' m toccn, nu trov chiù ammor
Now when they touch me, I don't find love anymore
Vonn a Geôlier ma no a Emanuel
They want Geolier but not Emanuele
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Emanuele Palumbo, Davide Todaro