Tango Lyrics in English Lucio Dalla
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Tango by Lucio Dalla from Italian to English.
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Hai più preso il treno
You no longer took the train
Io alle dieci avevo lezione di tango
I had a tango lesson at ten
Quanta brillantina e coraggio mi mettevo
How much glitter and courage I put into it
Guarda oggi come piango
Look how I cry today
Hai più preso il treno
You no longer took the train
Quella donna che tangava con furore nei locali della croce rossa
That woman who tangoed with fury in the premises of the red cross
Fuori era la guerra nel suo cuore tanto tango
Outside there was war in his heart so much tango
Da unire il cielo con la terra
To unite the sky with the earth
Hai più preso il treno
You no longer took the train
Mi son guardato intorno
I looked around
Ho viaggiato cento notti per arrivare di giorno
I traveled a hundred nights to arrive during the day
Ho letto libri antichi preoccupanti
I've read troubling old books
Poi arrivati a Torino ci siamo commossi in tanti
Then when we arrived in Turin, many of us were moved
Per quel tango ballato dal bambino
For that tango danced by the child
Col coltello tra i denti un fiore in mano
With a knife between his teeth, a flower in his hand
Ballava con aria di questura e l'occhio lontano
He danced with a policeman's air and his eyes far away
Stava per accadere il miracolo, il cielo da nero a rosso
The miracle was about to happen, the sky went from black to red
Ma il treno si è fermato lì, non si è piu' mosso
But the train stopped there, it never moved again
Hai più preso il treno
You no longer took the train
Ci siamo spinti senza avere fretta
We pushed ourselves without rushing
Ci siamo urlati nelle orecchie senza darci retta
We shouted in each other's ears without paying attention
Mentre il tango si perdeva in un mare lontano
While the tango was lost in a distant sea
Dov'è la tua testa da accarezzare, dov'è la tua mano?
Where is your head to caress, where is your hand?
Ora ci mostrano i denti e i coltelli, ci bucano gli occhi
Now they show us their teeth and knives, they pierce our eyes
Non ci sono tanghi da ballare
There are no tangos to dance
Bisogna fare in fretta per ricominciare
We need to hurry to start again
Per tutte le stelle del mondo, per un pezzo di pane
For all the stars in the world, for a piece of bread
Per la tua donna da portare in campagna a ballare
For your woman to take to the countryside to dance
Per un treno con tanta gente che parta davvero
For a train with lots of people that really leaves
Per un tango da ballare tutti insieme
For a tango to dance all together
Ad occhi aperti senza mistero
With open eyes without mystery
Morena è lontana e aspetta
Morena is far away and waiting
Suona il suo violino ed è felice
He plays his violin and is happy
Nel sole è ancora più bella e non ha fretta
In the sun she is even more beautiful and in no hurry
E sabato è domani e sabato è domani, ooh
And Saturday is tomorrow and Saturday is tomorrow, ooh
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