Avanvera Lyrics in English by Willie Peyote
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Avanvera by Willie Peyote from Italian to English.
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Devo imparare a dire no perché la gente parla a vanvera
I have to learn to say no because people talk nonsense
E non lo so per quanto ancora reggerò
And I don't know how much longer I'll hold on
Chi è il prossimo che sale in cattedra
Who's next to take up the chair?
A parte i verbi e forse l'algebra hanno tutti da insegnare
Apart from verbs and maybe algebra, everyone has something to teach
È un popolo di alberto angela
It's a people of Alberto Angela
E sei disoccupato, sei troppo qualificato
And you're unemployed, you're overqualified
Ma volendo fai il ministro senza laurea
But if you want, you can be a minister without a degree
Parole vuote ammassate
Empty words piled up
Prive di vita, impilate
Lifeless, piled up
Come una fossa comune
Like a mass grave
Come ogni cosa che fate
Like everything you do
Per quanto alziate il volume e quante ne moltiplicate
No matter how much you turn up the volume and how many you multiply
Spesso ne modificate il senso e le mortificate
You often change the meaning and mortify them
Penso che hai molti mi piace, nel senso fanno curriculum
I think you have a lot of likes, in the sense that they make a CV
Servono dicono
They're useful, they say
Ne ho pochi? boh, quant'è il minimo?
Do I have a few? I don't know, what's the minimum?
Poi, sai, io non discrimino, andrei pure a sanremo
Then, you know, I don't discriminate, I'd even go to Sanremo
Perché convincere chi è già d'accordo è facile, scemo
Because convincing those who already agree is easy, idiot
E faccio un disco che è hardcore
And I'll make a record that's hardcore
Anche se c'ha un'altra forma
Even if it has another form
Per arrivare a tua nonna
To get to your grandmother
Perché la d'urso è una stronza
Because D'Urso is a bitch
Perché il tg non informa
Because the news doesn't inform
E state tutti a parlare del niente
And you're all talking about nothing
Che in fondo è il niente che siete che vi ritorna
Which, after all, is the nothingness that comes back to you
Ma il copione funziona e la cravatta si intona
But the script works and the tie matches
Dovrebbero farvi tacere, sindona
They should shut you up, Sindona
Ancora tanti auguri a lei e signora
Happy birthday to you and your wife again
Se qui non migliora, la banca pignora
If things don't improve here, the bank will foreclose
Avete rotto il cazzo fricchettoni dei miei coglioni
You're pissing me off, you freaks
Suonate scalzi le solite quattro canzoni
Play the same four songs barefoot
Spocchiosi e superiori come gli obiettori coi valori vuoti
Snobbish and superior like the objectors with empty values
C'è chi aspetta la tragedia e si fionda per imporsi
There are those who wait for tragedy and swoop in to impose themselves
Come gli avvoltoi, come adinolfi
Like vultures, like adinolfi
Chi è in cerca di attenzioni, chi di voti, di un fine
Some are looking for attention, some for votes, some for a purpose
Da come parli sembra che non hai preso le medicine
From the way you talk, it seems like you haven't understood Medicine
Devo imparare a dire no perché la gente parla a vanvera
I have to learn to say no because people talk nonsense
E non lo so per quanto ancora reggerò
And I don't know how much longer I'll hold on
Chi è il prossimo che sale in cattedra
Who's next to take up the chair?
A parte i verbi e forse l'algebra hanno tutti da insegnare
Apart from verbs and maybe algebra, everyone has something to teach
È un popolo di alberto angela
It's a people of Alberto Angela
E sei disoccupato, sei troppo qualificato
And you're unemployed, you're overqualified
Ma volendo fai il ministro senza laurea
But if you want, you can be a minister without a degree
Devo imparare a dire no perché la gente parla a vanvera
I have to learn to say no because people talk nonsense
E non lo so per quanto ancora reggerò
And I don't know how much longer I'll hold on
Chi è il prossimo che sale in cattedra
Who's next to take up the chair?
A parte i verbi e forse l'algebra hanno tutti da insegnare
Apart from verbs and maybe algebra, everyone has something to teach
È un popolo di alberto angela
It's a people of Alberto Angela
E sei disoccupato, sei troppo qualificato
And you're unemployed, you're overqualified
Ma volendo fai il ministro senza laurea
But if you want, you can be a minister without a degree
L'analfabetismo è funzionale
Illiteracy is functional
Nel senso che serve a chi comanda
In the sense that it's useful to those in charge
Qua hanno tutti una risposta
Everyone here has an answer
Però qual è la domanda?
But what's the question?
Did you like this lyrics translation?
vanvera — random / aimlessly
Vanvera is a fascinating and somewhat informal Italian word that means "randomly," "aimlessly," or "without thinking." It's often used in the phrase "parlare a vanvera," which translates to "to talk nonsense" or "to talk out of one's ass."
In Willie Peyote's song, the opening line "Devo imparare a dire no perché la gente parla a vanvera" (I need to learn to say no because people talk nonsense) immediately sets a critical and observational tone. It's a unique word that captures the song's theme of frustration with superficial and uninformed discourse, making it both memorable and contextually rich.
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