Vivere A Orecchio Lyrics in English by Ligabue
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Vivere A Orecchio by Ligabue from Italian to English.
Faccio come un uomo
I act like a man
Gioco a fare il duro
I play tough
Monto con il Lego uno scherzo di futuro
I build a joke of a future with Lego
Che il futuro è fuori garanzia
Because the future is out of warranty
Un bacio e via
A kiss and away
Vado come un uomo
I go like a man
Sono complicato
I'm complicated
Passo la mia lingua sul taglio nel palato
I run my tongue over the cut on my palate
Non mi lascio stare a modo mio
I don't let myself be still in my own way
A modo mio
My way
E poi vivere a orecchio
And then live by ear
Senza ricette che qualcun' altro ha prescritto
Without recipes someone else prescribed
E poi starci un po' stretto
And then feel a bit constrained
Ma vivere a orecchio
But live by ear
Faccio come un uomo
I act like a man
Tu che cosa credi?
What do you think?
Un giorno è solo amore
One day it's only love
Il giorno dopo spero
The next day I hope
Tu rimani donna più che puoi
You remain a woman as much as you can
Proviamo noi
Let's try
E poi vivere a orecchio
And then live by ear
Senza ricette che qualcun' altro ha prescritto
Without recipes someone else prescribed
E poi starci un po' stretto
And then feel a bit constrained
Ma vivere a orecchio
But live by ear
E poi vivere a orecchio
And then live by ear
Metterci di tutto e forse stonare di brutto
To put everything into it and maybe be terribly out of tune
E poi senza biglietto
And then without a ticket
Vivere a orecchio
Live by ear
Da dove ti viene il mar di mare?
Where does your seasickness come from?
Da dove ti viene una canzone?
Where does a song come from for you?
Da dove ti viene il peggio di chi sei?
Where does the worst of who you are come from?
Chi sei?
Who are you?
Vado come un uomo
I go like a man
Ci provo fino in fondo
I try all the way
A stare come tutti
To be like everyone else
In pari come il mondo
On par with the world
E poi vivere a orecchio
And then live by ear
Senza un soggetto che qualcun altro ha già scritto
Without a script someone else has already written
E poi starci un po' stretto
And then feel a bit constrained
Ma vivere a orecchio
But live by ear
E poi vivere a orecchio
And then live by ear
Metterci di tutto e forse stonare di brutto
To put everything into it and maybe be terribly out of tune
E poi senza biglietto
And then without a ticket
Vivere a orecchio
Live by ear
Da dove ti viene da vomitare?
What makes you want to vomit?
E dove ti porta una canzone?
And where does a song take you?
Da dove ti viene il meglio di chi sei?
Where does the best of who you are come from?
Il meglio di chi sei
The best of who you are
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Luciano Ligabue
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orecchio — ear
Orecchio means "ear" in Italian. While it might seem like a common word, its usage in the title and chorus, "Vivere a orecchio" (To live by ear), makes it particularly interesting and unique to this song.
This phrase is an idiom, meaning to live spontaneously, without a fixed plan or strict rules, much like a musician who plays by ear rather than reading sheet music. It perfectly encapsulates the song's theme of embracing an unconventional, intuitive way of life, free from external prescriptions.
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