Walter Il Mago Lyrics in English by Ligabue

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With a wrong jacket

Walter the magician will show up here again

With a fake top hat

And an old rabbit almost as old as the trick he does

And his abra-cadabra, cadabra, abra

He calls himself a gypsy

But he's a luxury gypsy and he knows it

He knows it

Second attraction of the circus

Walter the magician returned from Mario like a star

Hands much steadier and stories of women

Who were waiting for him in every city

For his abra-cadabra, cadabra, abra

And the biggest magic he swears happened in his own house

With his dog as the audience

'For a magic like this,' he says, 'It's worth living'

Make a woman appear

Make a woman open up

We'll conjure up a beer, if you want

Make a woman appear

Make a woman open up

Tonight will be less cold, you'll see

With his few secrets

Walter the magician will show up here again

We'll pretend to be amazed

It costs us nothing to make him feel like a star

With his abra-cadabra, cadabra, abra

How many children he amazed and now the children are older than him

Not even a trick has changed

Because if the world changes

Some worlds never change

Make a woman appear

We'll conjure up a beer, if you want

Make a woman appear

Tonight will be less cold, you'll see

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zingaro — gypsy

Zingaro translates to "gypsy". It's an interesting word because it refers to a nomadic person, often associated with magic, music, and a free-spirited lifestyle.

In the song, Walter the magician is called a zingaro, but specifically a "zingaro di lusso" (luxury gypsy). This suggests he embodies the mystique and charm of a gypsy, but with a touch of sophistication and perhaps a more comfortable existence than the traditional image. It adds a layer of intrigue to his character.

"Walter Il Mago" is a character sketch, not a love song. Walter is an aging circus magician who does the same trick every night: "Ed il suo abra-cadabra, cadabra, abra" [and his abracadabra, cadabra, abra], pulling a woman out of thin air, or, for an easier crowd, "Faremo apparire una birra noi, se vuoi" [we'll make a beer appear instead, if you want]. He calls himself "Ma è uno zingaro di lusso e lo sa" [a gypsy of luxury, and he knows it].

Underneath the tricks, the song is really about time passing while nothing changes. "Quanti bambini ha stupito e ora i bambini sono più vecchi di lui" [How many kids has he amazed, and now those kids are older than him], and still he shows up with the same hat and the same rabbit. Ligabue isn't mocking him for it. The closing line, "Qualche mondo non cambia mai" [some world never changes], reads almost like respect: some people just keep doing their one trick, long after anyone asked them to.

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