Al Lupo Al Lupo Lyrics in English by Tedua, Chris Nolan
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Al Lupo Al Lupo by Tedua from Italian to English.
Torno dalla strada
I'm back from the street
Il mio infame non si paga
My informant doesn't get paid
Perché lo fa per la zona
Because he does it for the neighborhood
D'informarmi su ogni cosa
To inform me about everything
Chicco al grammo
Nugget by the gram
Chicco all'ora
Nugget by the hour
Quanto la rincara
How much he marks it up
Entra dal retro con calcio piazzato alla porta
He enters from the back with a well-aimed kick at the door
Teme la metro perché ha nemici al di fuori dalla propria zona
He fears the subway because he has enemies outside his own neighborhood
Ma se l'è scelto
But he chose it
Chi ha fatto paura non può avere paura
He who has instilled fear cannot feel fear
Prende e cattura
He takes and captures
Una creatura o ne terrà cura
A creature or he'll take care of it
Questo dipende se beve dall'una
This depends if he drinks from one
Torna con i segni di lotta sul volto
He returns with signs of struggle on his face
Ma non si volta
But he doesn't look back
Come volesse darsene uno nuovo
As if he wanted a new one
Come un teenager che si crede uomo
Like a teenager who thinks he's a man
Ha una realtà che per la maggiore
He has a reality that for the most part
Va ben lontana da quella normale
Is far from the normal one
Come succede a chi sta in prigione
As happens to those in prison
Gli sembra casa una cella infame
A f*cked up cell seems like home to him
Ha fatto il colpo alla bisca di poker
He pulled off the heist at the poker den
Difende coppia, la prima mano
He defends a pair, the first hand
Però se accoppia non chiede la mano
But if he pairs up, he doesn't ask for her hand
Fortunato nel gioco ma non in amore
Lucky in gambling but not in love
Torna, torna
Return, return
Torna da re
Return as a king
Torna, torna
Return, return
Torna da me
Return to me
Fuori dalla tana, Mowgli
Out of the den, Mowgli
T'allattava Lupo ma senza branco
Wolf nursed you but without a pack
Al lupo, al lupo
Wolf, wolf
La lupara fa ci-ci-cilecca
The shotgun misfires
Ti si inceppa
It jams on you
E così Shere Khan cercherà me
And so Shere Khan will look for me
C'mon Tedua, yo
C'mon Tedua, yo
Vai Chris
Go Chris
Yo-yo
Yo-yo
Penso dieci, quindici minuti e sono lì
I think ten, fifteen minutes and I'm there
Baloo
Baloo
Ok
Ok
Fanno una retata dalla porta dell'entrata
They raid from the entrance door
Indaga il procuratore sulla quantità portata
The prosecutor investigates the quantity brought
Sbaglia perché risiede al paese insieme alla mamma
He makes a mistake because he lives in the town with his mom
Quegli individui per casa incazzati
Those individuals at home, p*ssed off
Con delle torce
With flashlights
Entrano a lampo offuscandolo
They enter in a flash, blinding him
E non sono i primi raggi del Sole
And they are not the first rays of the Sun
Ingoia un foglietto con scritte
He swallows a slip of paper with writings
Cifre di money, sigle di nomi, dei debitori
Money figures, name initials, of the debtors
Divide vite, i fra' violenti da quelli buoni
He divides lives, the violent brothers from the good ones
E poi, alla stretta di mano di chi ha lavorato in un'officina
And then, at the handshake of those who worked in a workshop
Dall'ufficio in cima alla gerarchia nella piramide della batteria
From the office at the top of the hierarchy in the drug pyramid
Sopra una Jaguar gialla dalla giungla
On a yellow Jaguar from the jungle
Suda in fuga, rabbia
He sweats while fleeing, anger
In più si infuria e sbaglia
Plus he gets furious and makes mistakes
È una virtù la calma
Calm is a virtue
Perciò fa su una canna
So he rolls a joint
Avrò l'idea concreta sulle sue carte
I'll have a clear idea about his cards
Divide il cash con la gang
He divides the cash with the gang
L'alta marea solleva tutte le barche
The high tide lifts all the boats
Torna, torna
Return, return
Torna da re
Return as a king
Torna, torna
Return, return
Torna da me
Return to me
Fuori dalla tana, Mowgli
Out of the den, Mowgli
T'allattava Lupo ma senza branco
Wolf nursed you but without a pack
Al lupo, al lupo
Wolf, wolf
La lupara fa ci-ci-cilecca
The shotgun misfires
Ti si inceppa
It jams on you
E così Shere Khan cercherà me
And so Shere Khan will look for me
Fuori dalla tana, Mowgli
Out of the den, Mowgli
T'allattava Lupo ma senza branco
Wolf nursed you but without a pack
Al lupo, al lupo
Wolf, wolf
La lupara fa ci-ci-cilecca
The shotgun misfires
Ti si inceppa
It jams on you
E così Shere Khan cercherà me
And so Shere Khan will look for me
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Mario Molinari, Christian Mazzocchi
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lupara — lupara (a type of shotgun)
Lupara refers to a specific type of sawn-off shotgun, historically associated with the Sicilian Mafia and often used for hunting wolves (lupo means wolf).
In the song, the phrase "La lupara fa ci-ci-cilecca" (The lupara misfires) is a powerful and evocative image. It suggests a moment of vulnerability or failure in a dangerous context, hinting at themes of crime, power, and unexpected setbacks. This word is unique and carries significant cultural weight, making it very enticing.
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