Silvia Lyrics in English by Vasco Rossi
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Silvia by Vasco Rossi from Italian to English.
These English lyric translations are not yet verified.
Silvia riposa dentro la stanza
Silvia rests inside the room
Con una mano sotto il cuscino
With a hand under the pillow
Mentre di fuori spunta il mattino
While outside the morning breaks
Che fra non molto la sveglierà
Which soon will wake her up
Silvia si veste davanti allo specchio
Silvia gets dressed in front of the mirror
E sulle labbra un po' di rossetto
And on her lips a bit of lipstick
Andiamoci piano, però, con il trucco
Let's go easy, though, with the makeup
Se no la mamma brontolerà
Otherwise mom will grumble
Silvia fai presto che sono le otto
Silvia hurry up it's eight o'clock
Se non ti muovi, fai tardi lo stesso
If you don't move, you'll be late anyway
E poi la smetti con tutto quel trucco
And then stop with all that makeup
Che non sta bene, te l'ho già detto
It doesn't look good, I've already told you
Silvia non sente oppure fa finta
Silvia doesn't hear or she pretends
Guarda lo specchio poco convinta
She looks at the mirror unconvinced
Mentre una mano si ferma sul seno
While a hand stops on her breast
È ancora piccolo ma crescerà
It's still small but it will grow
Silvia fai presto che sono le otto
Silvia hurry up it's eight o'clock
Se non ti muovi, fai tardi lo stesso
If you don't move, you'll be late anyway
E poi la smetti con tutto quel trucco
And then stop with all that makeup
Che non sta bene, te l'ho già detto
It doesn't look good, I've already told you
Silvia non sente oppure fa finta
Silvia doesn't hear or she pretends
Guarda lo specchio poco convinta
She looks at the mirror unconvinced
Mentre una mano si ferma sul seno
While a hand stops on her breast
È ancora piccolo ma crescerà
It's still small but it will grow
Silvia ora corre incontro allo specchio
Silvia now runs towards the mirror
Dimenticando che sono le otto
Forgetting that it's eight o'clock
E trova mille fantasie
And finds a thousand fantasies
Che non la lasciano più andar via
That no longer let her go away
Che non la lasciano più
That no longer let her
Andar via
Go away
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brontolerà — will grumble/scold
Brontolerà comes from the verb brontolare, which means to grumble, scold, or complain. It's a vivid and onomatopoeic word that you don't hear in every pop song.
In the context of "Silvia," it's used when the mother warns Silvia about putting on too much makeup: "Se no la mamma brontolerà" (Otherwise, mom will grumble/scold). It perfectly captures the everyday, relatable dynamic between a teenager and her mother, adding a touch of authentic Italian family life to the lyrics.
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