Un Figlio Di Nome Elvis Lyrics in English by Ligabue
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Un Figlio Di Nome Elvis by Ligabue from Italian to English.
Ha le scarpe di serpente
He has snake-skin shoes
Un brillante in pieno dente
A diamond right in his tooth
Ed un figlio cui ha dato nome Elvis
And a son he named Elvis
Ha una stella su cui vive
He has a star he lives on
Su cui tutto quanto è stile
On which everything is style
Su cui tutto quanto è sotto il marchio Elvis
On which everything is under the Elvis brand
Ha una donna lì vicino
He has a woman close by
Che lo fa sentir qualcuno
Who makes him feel like someone
Anche se non saprà mai che cos'è Elvis
Even though she'll never know what Elvis is
Oh, oh, brucia, brucia la candela
Oh, oh, burn, burn the candle
Brucia dai due lati
It burns at both ends
Brucia prima
It burns out sooner
Di una luce un po' più viva e di più
Than a light a bit brighter and more
E di più
And more
Ha un tatuaggio sulla spalla
He has a tattoo on his shoulder
Dice, 'il rock non mi molla'
It says, "rock won't let go of me"
Mentre l'altro sopra il cuore dice 'Elvis'
While the other one over his heart says "Elvis"
Ha una Firebird originale
He has an original Firebird
Che dice di saper suonare
That he says he knows how to play
Ma che viene buona per suo figlio Elvis
But that comes in handy for his son Elvis
Ed ha sempre occhiali scuri
And he always has dark glasses
Dietro cui non si sa mai
Behind which you never know
Se piange o ride
If he cries or laughs
Come non si sa di Elvis
Just as you don't know about Elvis
Oh, oh, brucia, brucia la candela
Oh, oh, burn, burn the candle
Brucia dai due lati
It burns at both ends
Brucia prima
It burns out sooner
Di una luce un po' più viva e di più
Than a light a bit brighter and more
Brucia brucia la candela
Burn, burn the candle
Brucia dai due lati
It burns at both ends
Brucia prima
It burns out sooner
Di una luce un po' più viva e di più
Than a light a bit brighter and more
E di più
And more
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candela — candle
Candela means "candle" in Italian. While it might seem like a simple word, its repeated use in the phrase "brucia, brucia la candela" (burn, burn the candle) is central to the song's evocative imagery.
This phrase alludes to the English idiom "burning the candle at both ends," suggesting a life lived intensely and perhaps unsustainably. It perfectly captures the rock-and-roll lifestyle and the fleeting nature of fame associated with the character named Elvis in the song.
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