4/3/1943 Lyrics in English Lucio Dalla
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song 4/3/1943 by Lucio Dalla from Italian to English.
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Dice che era un bell'uomo e veniva
She says he was a handsome man and used to come
Veniva dal mare
It came from the sea
Parlava un'altra lingua
He spoke another language
Però sapeva amare
But he knew how to love
E quel giorno lui prese a mia madre
And that day he took my mother
Sopra un bel prato
On a beautiful meadow
L'ora più dolce prima d'essere ammazzato
The sweetest hour before being killed
Così lei restò sola nella stanza
So she was left alone in the room
La stanza sul porto
The room on the port
Con l'unico vestito ogni giorno più corto
With the only dress getting shorter every day
E benché non sapesse il nome
And although he didn't know the name
E neppure il paese
Nor the country
M'aspettò come un dono d'amore fino dal primo mese
It waited for me like a gift of love from the first month
Mh-mh, mh-mh
Mh-mh, mh-mh
Compiva sedici anni quel giorno la mia mamma
My mother turned sixteen that day
Le strofe di taverna
The tavern verses
Le cantò a ninna nanna
He sang them a lullaby
E stringendomi al petto che sapeva
And hugging me to my chest that knew
Sapeva di mare
It tasted like the sea
Giocava a far la donna con il bimbo da fasciare
She was playing at being a woman with a baby to swaddle
E forse fu per gioco o forse per amore
And maybe it was for fun or maybe for love
Che mi volle chiamare come nostro Signore
Who wanted to call me as our Lord
Della sua breve vita è il ricordo, il ricordo più grosso
It is the memory of his short life, the biggest memory
È tutto in questo nome che io mi porto addosso
It's all in this name that I carry with me
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte e bevo vino
And even now that I play cards and drink wine
Per la gente del porto mi chiamo Gesù bambino
For the people of the port my name is Baby Jesus
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte e bevo vino
And even now that I play cards and drink wine
Per la gente del porto mi chiamo Gesù bambino
For the people of the port my name is Baby Jesus
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte e bevo vino
And even now that I play cards and drink wine
Per la gente del porto mi chiamo Gesù bambino
For the people of the port my name is Baby Jesus
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