Bro II Lyrics in English by Tedua, Ernia, Chris Nolan

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Bro II by Tedua from Italian to English.

2006, 2020

Vai Marietto

Go Marietto

Mi scotta tra le mani il microfono alla prima battle

The microphone burns in my hands at the first battle

Provano a mettermi sotto ma non mi toccano

They try to put me down but they don't touch me

La volpe e il gatto al megafono, scavano

The fox and the cat on the megaphone, they dig

Ma tanto non trovano l'oro che tanto reclamano

But they won't find the gold they claim so much

Perché non comprano lo stile, i testi, la veridicità dei fatti

Because they don't buy the style, the lyrics, the truth of the facts

E ad essere onesti siete finiti qua per farvi

And to be honest you ended up here to get yourselves

Un'idea sul come il mio nome giri in continuazione

An idea of how my name keeps circulating

Tra i ragazzi escono matti c'è agitazione

Among the kids they go crazy, there's agitation

Mi giro che ero un kid boy ed MI mi sembrava Detroit

I look back, I was a kid boy and Milan seemed like Detroit to me

Sì puoi vedere un film, e rimaner flashato poi

Yes, you can watch a movie, and then be blown away

Come quando mangiai i funghi in una villa da milioni

Like when I ate mushrooms in a million-dollar villa

In California, ascoltando i Pink Floyd

In California, listening to Pink Floyd

Un sali e scendi come i Bitcoin

An up and down like Bitcoin

I primi giorni da rapper li ho vissuti con te

I lived my first days as a rapper with you

Con i pantaloni larghi ed in testa il durag

With baggy pants and a durag on my head

Avevo undici anni e riempivo di tag

I was eleven years old and I covered with tags

Tutto il quartiere, fino a tardi restavi con me

The whole neighborhood, you stayed with me until late

Oggi che siamo grandi uno sguardo racchiude

Today that we're grown up a look contains

Quello che non mi canti e sappiamo noi due

What you don't sing to me and we both know

Per come siamo fatti ed abbiamo in comune

For how we're made and what we have in common

Finiamo calamai, scriviamo con le piume

We become scribes, we write with feathers

Ritraendo guai come le donne nude

Portraying troubles like naked women

Pensavo di essere più forte (seh)

I thought I was stronger (yeah)

In fissa con le cose losche

Obsessed with shady things

Tener le mani sempre in pasta lascia le unghie sporche

Always having your hands in the dough leaves your nails dirty

E tu sapevi che sapevo, è soltanto un impressione

And you knew that I knew, it's just an impression

Ma quello che pensi, a me appare scritto in sovrimpressione

But what you think, to me appears written as an overlay

Sì gli strilli dei vicini, fuori pure quando piove

Yes, the neighbors' screams, outside even when it rains

Come spilli e palloncini, se uno parte l'altro esplode

Like pins and balloons, if one goes off the other explodes

E scalando dicevamo 'non guardare giù adesso'

And climbing we said "don't look down now"

Che succede che a guardar troppo qualcosa poi ci vai verso (QT)

What happens is that if you look at something too much you then go towards it (QT)

Prima del sesso e di 'ste escalation

Before s*x and these escalations

Prima che rompessero a me i denti, a te il setto

Before they broke my teeth, and your septum

E ora che dicon 'ti conosco da quando eri alto così'

And now they say "I've known you since you were this tall"

Mi ricordo quell'estate noi da soli, stand by me, zio

I remember that summer just us, stand by me, bro

I primi giorni da rapper li ho vissuti con te

I lived my first days as a rapper with you

Con i pantaloni larghi ed in testa il durag

With baggy pants and a durag on my head

Avevo undici anni e riempivo di tag

I was eleven years old and I covered with tags

Tutto il quartiere, fino a tardi restavi con me

The whole neighborhood, you stayed with me until late

Oggi che siamo grandi uno sguardo racchiude

Today that we're grown up a look contains

Quello che non mi canti e sappiamo noi due

What you don't sing to me and we both know

Per come siamo fatti ed abbiamo in comune

For how we're made and what we have in common

Finiamo calamai, scriviamo con le piume

We become scribes, we write with feathers

Ritraendo guai come le donne nude

Portraying troubles like naked women

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Mario Molinari, Matteo Professione, Chris Nolan

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calamai — squids / inkwells

Calamai is a fascinating word because it has a double meaning. It can refer to 'squids' or, more poetically, 'inkwells'.

In the context of the song, the line "Finiamo calamai, scriviamo con le piume" (We end up as inkwells, we write with feathers) uses the word to evoke the image of becoming vessels for writing, like inkwells, and using feathers as quills. This imagery beautifully conveys the idea of the artists dedicating themselves to their craft, writing their stories and experiences, much like squids produce ink. It's a clever and evocative play on words that highlights their commitment to their art.

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Tedua Bro II Lyrics