Manichini Lyrics in English by Renato Zero
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Manichini by Renato Zero from Italian to English.
Chi ti muove i fili
Who pulls your strings
È dio o satana
Is it God or Satan
Chi ti muove i fili
Who pulls your strings
È maschio, o femmina
Is it male or female
Chi ti prega, chi ti odia
Who prays to you, who hates you
Chi ti aspetterà
Who will wait for you
Qualcuno, o qualche cosa
Someone, or something
I fili certo, muoverà
The strings will certainly pull
Manichini
Mannequins
Senza volto, senza età
Faceless, ageless
Fili sottili uniti per fatalità
Thin threads joined by fate
Un destino uguale, una stessa verità
An equal destiny, the same truth
Il manichino ha un'anima
The mannequin has a soul
E forse, non lo sa
And perhaps, it doesn't know
È troppo presto per andare
It's too early to go
Troppo presto per capire
Too early to understand
Troppo presto per morire
Too early to die
Perché, presto, non si sa
Why, soon, no one knows
Quando la ragione
When reason
Che i tuoi fili muoverà
That will pull your strings
È soltanto il tempo
It's only time
E troppo presto, arriverà
And too soon, it will arrive
Chi ti muove i fili
Who pulls your strings
È un padre ubriaco, da far pietà
Is a drunken father, pitiful
Son pochi i fili
There are few strings
Che muove tua madre
That moves your mother
Che troppi figli ha
Who has too many children
Il progresso gioca
Progress plays
Contro la tua ingenuità
Against your naivety
Ma c'è la tua coscienza
But there is your conscience
E prima o poi, la spunterà
And sooner or later, it will prevail
Manichini
Mannequins
Senza volto, senza età
Faceless, ageless
Manichini
Mannequins
Nelle mani di chi è manichino già
In the hands of those who are already mannequins
Manichini
Mannequins
Vecchie facce
Old faces
Manichini, noi
Mannequins, us
Manichini
Mannequins
Saremo sempre, fino a quando vorrai
We will always be, as long as you want
Il manichino si lascia andare
The mannequin lets go
Si abbandona al tuo volere
It abandons itself to your will
Il manichino spera sempre
The mannequin always hopes
Che la sua sorte cambierà
That its fate will change
È un fedele amico
It is a faithful friend
Fino a quando scoprirà
Until it discovers
Che può andare solo
That it can only go
I primi passi muoverà
It will take its first steps
Quando ai manichini
When to the mannequins
Un significato dai
Give a meaning
Fra quei manichini
Among those mannequins
Tu non resterai
You will not remain
I manichini crescono
The mannequins grow
Ma in loro resterà
But in them will remain
La voglia di provare
The desire to try
Nella pelle di un uomo
In a man's skin
Come si sta
How are you?
Diamoci del due
Let's give each other twos
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
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Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Renato Fiacchini, Piero Pintucci
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Manichini — Mannequins
Manichini translates to "mannequins". It's a striking and somewhat unusual word to be the central theme of a song, making it immediately memorable.
In Renato Zero's song, "Manichini" is used metaphorically to represent people who are controlled by external forces, living without true agency or self-awareness. The lyrics explore the idea of these
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