Alibi Lyrics in English by Vasco Rossi
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Alibi by Vasco Rossi from Italian to English.
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'comunque non è questo
Anyway, this isn't
Il modo di fare'
The way to do things'
Disse il commerciante
Said the shopkeeper
All'uomo del pane
To the bread man
'domani sarà festa
'Tomorrow will be a holiday
In questo stupido paese
In this stupid town
Ma non per noi che stiamo a lavorare'
But not for us who are working'
L'uomo del pane
The bread man
Fece finta di niente
Pretended nothing was wrong
Se ne andò tranquillamente
He left quietly
Aveva tante, tante, tante cose da fare
He had so many, many, many things to do
Che lui non ci poteva fare niente
That he couldn't do anything about it
A questo punto la signora disse
At this point the lady said
'per favore, son qui da un quarto d'ora
'Please, I've been here for a quarter of an hour
E lei mi deve ancora servire'
And you still have to serve me'
'la prego, signora, mi scusi
'Please, madam, excuse me
Che cosa vuole?'
What do you want?'
'vorrei un etto e mezzo di prosciutto
'I'd like one hundred and fifty grams of ham
E un po' di cipolline, ancora cipolline'
And some pickled onions, more pickled onions'
'va bene gliele incarto
'Alright, I'll wrap them for you
Così fanno 60'000 tonde
That makes 60,000 round ones
Mi scusi non ho il resto
Excuse me, I don't have change
Le do anche 400 caramelle'
I'll also give you 400 candies'
'in cartone'
'In a box'
'no, sciolte'
'No, loose'
Fu proprio in quell'istante
It was right at that instant
Che la porta si aprì
That the door opened
Entrò un uomo col vestito nero e disse
A man in a black suit entered and said
'tutti a terra faccia contro il muro
'Everybody on the ground, face against the wall
Questa è una rapina per davvero'
This is a real robbery'
La donna fece un urlo acuto
The woman let out a sharp scream
E dopo svenne in mezzo a tutte le sue caramelle
And then fainted amidst all her candies
E poi le cadde addosso tutto lo scaffale
And then the whole shelf fell on her
Dei regali di natale
Of Christmas presents
-ale, male, -ale, male
-ale, bad, -ale, bad
Nessuno fuori si accorse di niente
Nobody outside noticed anything
La polizia arrivò dopo la gente
The police arrived after the people
E fece un sacco di domande
And asked a lot of questions
E prese anche le impronte
And also took fingerprints
Poi disse al commerciante
Then said to the shopkeeper
'lei deve sporgere denuncia
'You must file a complaint
Per adesso contro ignoti
For now against unknown persons
Ma vedrà che saran pochi
But you'll see there'll be few
Non si deve preoccupare
You shouldn't worry
Lei ci faccia lavorare
Let us work
Noi sappiamo come fare
We know how to do it
Deve solo collaborare'
You just have to cooperate'
Lo portarono in questura
They took him to the police station
E lo fecero sedere
And made him sit down
Uscirà tra qualche mese
He'll get out in a few months
Dice devono accertare
They say they have to ascertain
Controllare, verificare
Check, verify
Analizzare, eventuali
Analyze, any
Connivenze, coincidenze
Connivances, coincidences
Alibi, alibi
Alibi, alibi
Alibi, alibi, alibi, alibi
Alibi, alibi, alibi, alibi
Alibi, alibi, alibi, alibi
Alibi, alibi, alibi, alibi
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connivenze — collusion / connivance
Connivenze translates to "collusion" or "connivance". It's a sophisticated and less common word that suggests secret understanding or cooperation, often in a negative or illicit context.
In the song, it appears when the authorities are investigating a robbery, looking for "eventuali connivenze, coincidenze, alibi". This word adds a layer of intrigue, implying that there might be more to the story than a simple robbery, hinting at possible inside jobs or secret agreements. It's a word that sparks curiosity about the hidden aspects of the narrative.
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