Napoleone Lyrics in English by Sergio Endrigo
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Napoleone by Sergio Endrigo from Italian to English.
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(Napoleone Bonaparte nacque ad Ajaccio il 15 agosto del 1769
(Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio on 15 August 1769
Il 22 ottobre del 1784 lasciò la scuola militare di Briennes
On 22 October 1784 he left the military school of Briennes
Con il grado di cadetto. Nel settembre del 1785 fu promosso
With the rank of cadet. In September 1785 he was promoted
Sottotenente. Nel 1793 fu promosso generale, nel 1799 promosso
Second lieutenant. In 1793 he was promoted to general, in 1799 promoted
Primo console, nel 1804 si promosse imperatore. Nel 1805 si promosse
First consul, in 1804 he promoted himself to emperor. In 1805 he promoted himself
Re d'Italia. E chi non ricorderà tutte queste date, sarà bocciato!)
King of Italy. And whoever doesn't remember all these dates will fail!)
C'era una volta un imperatore, si chiamava Napoleone
Once upon a time there was an emperor, his name was Napoleon
E quando non aveva torto, di sicuro aveva ragione Napoleone
And when he wasn't wrong, Napoleon was certainly right
Napoleone era fatto così
Napoleon was like that
Se diceva di no, non diceva di sì
If he said no, he didn't say yes
Quando andava di là, non veniva di qua
When he went over there, he didn't come over here
Se saliva lassù, non scendeva quaggiù
If he went up there, he didn't come down here
Se correva in landò, non faceva il caffè
If he ran in a landau, he didn't make coffee
Se mangiava un bigné, non contava per tre
If he ate a cream puff, it didn't count as three
Se diceva di no, non diceva di sì
If he said no, he didn't say yes
Napoleone andava a cavallo e la gente lo stava a vedere
Napoleon rode on horseback and people watched him
E quando non andava a piedi, era proprio un cavaliere Napoleone!
And when he wasn't walking, he was truly a knight Napoleon!
Napoleone era fatto così
Napoleon was like that
Se diceva di no, non diceva di sì
If he said no, he didn't say yes
Quando andava di là, non veniva di qua
When he went over there, he didn't come over here
Se cascava di lì, non cascava di qui
If he fell there, he didn't fall here
Se faceva popò, non diceva però
But if he pooped, he didn't say anything
Quando apriva l'oblò, non chiudeva il comò
When he opened the porthole, he didn't close the dresser
Se diceva di sì, non diceva di no
If he said yes, he didn't say no
Di tutti gli uomini della terra, Napoleone era il più potente
Of all the men on earth, Napoleon was the most powerful
E quando aveva la bocca chiusa, non diceva proprio niente Napoleone!
And when his mouth was closed, Napoleon didn't say anything at all!
Napoleone era fatto così
Napoleon was like that
Se diceva di no, non diceva di sì
If he said no, he didn't say yes
Quando andava di là, non veniva di qua
When he went over there, he didn't come over here
Se saliva lassù, non scendeva quaggiù
If he went up there, he didn't come down here
Se correva in landò, non faceva il caffè
If he ran in a landau, he didn't make coffee
Se mangiava un bigné, non contava per tre
If he ate a cream puff, it didn't count as three
Se faceva pipì, non faceva popò
If he peed, he didn't poop
Anche lui come te, anche lui come me
He too like you, he too like me
Se diceva di no, non diceva di sì
If he said no, he didn't say yes
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