La Ballata Del Cerutti Lyrics in English Giorgio Gaber
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song La Ballata Del Cerutti by Giorgio Gaber from Italian to English.
Ho ho sentito molte ballate
Ho ho, I've heard many ballads
Quella di Tom Dooley, quella di Davy Crocket
The one about Tom Dooley, the one about Davy Crockett
E sarebbe piaciuto anche a me
And I would have liked
Scriverne una così
To write one like that too
Invece, invece niente, ho fatto una ballata
Instead, instead nothing, I wrote a ballad
Per uno che sta a Milano
For someone who lives in Milan
Al Giambellino
In Giambellino
Il Cerutti, Cerutti Gino
Cerutti, Cerutti Gino
Il suo nome era Cerutti Gino
His name was Cerutti Gino
Ma lo chiamavan Drago
But they called him Drago
Gli amici al bar del Giambellino
His friends at the bar in Giambellino
Dicevan che era un mago
Said he was a wizard
Vent'anni, biondo, mai una lira
Twenty years old, blond, never a penny
Per non passare guai
To avoid trouble
Fiutava intorno che aria tira
He sniffed around to see what's going on
E non sgobbava mai
And never worked hard
Il suo nome era Cerutti Gino
His name was Cerutti Gino
Ma lo chiamavan Drago
But they called him Drago
Gli amici al bar del Giambellino
His friends at the bar in Giambellino
Dicevan che era un mago
Said he was a wizard
Una sera, in una strada scura
One evening, on a dark street
'Occhio, c'e' una lambretta'
"Watch out, there's a Lambretta"
Fingendo di non aver paura
Pretending not to be afraid
Il Cerutti monta in fretta
Cerutti quickly gets on
Ma che rogna nera quella sera
But what a black curse that evening
Qualcuno vede e chiama
Someone sees and calls
Veloce arriva la pantera
The panther arrives quickly
E lo vede, la madama
And she sees him, madam
Il suo nome era Cerutti Gino
His name was Cerutti Gino
Ma lo chiamavan Drago
But they called him Drago
Gli amici al bar del Giambellino
His friends at the bar in Giambellino
Dicevan che era un mago
Said he was a wizard
Ora è triste e un poco manomesso
Now he's sad and a little broken
Si trova al terzo raggio
He's in the third ray
È lì che attende il suo processo
That's where he awaits his trial
Forse vien fuori a Maggio
Maybe he'll come out in May
S'è beccato un bel tre mesi il Gino
Gino got a nice three months
Ma il giudice è stato buono
But the judge was kind
Gli ha fatto un lungo fervorino
He gave him a long speech
È uscito col condono
And he walked out with amnesty
Il suo nome era Cerutti Gino
His name was Cerutti Gino
Ma lo chiamavan Drago
But they called him Drago
Gli amici al bar del Giambellino
His friends at the bar in Giambellino
Dicevan che era un mago
Said he was a wizard
È tornato al bar Cerutti Gino
Cerutti Gino returned to the bar
E gli amici nel futuro
And his friends in the future
Quando parleran del Gino
When they talk about Gino
Diran che è un tipo duro
They'll say he's a tough guy
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Renato Angiolini, Umberto Simonetta, Giorgio Gaberscik
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