L'Italiano

[FantasyGerl]

I had these lyrics somewhere but I can't find them, if someone has them, PLEASE post them.. :biggrin

 

[vixen]

uhhhh...im not italian so if u dont mind tellin me ARTIST? lmao

 

[AnthonyA1971]

It's The Sicilians...I can't remember all the lyrics though, sowwy

 

[bkzitalianqt]

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
sono un italiano

Buongiorno Italia gli spaghetti al dente
e un partigiano come Presidente
con l'autoradio sempre nella mano destra
e un canarino sopra la finestra
Buongiorno Italia con i tuoi artisti
con troppa America sui manifesti
con le canzoni con amore
con il cuore
con piu' donne sempre meno suore
Buongiorno Italia
buongiorno Maria
con gli occhi pieni di malinconia
buongiorno Dio
lo sai che ci sono anch'io

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
Lasciatemi cantare
perche' ne sono fiero
sono un italiano
un italiano vero

Buongiorno Italia che non si spaventa
e con la crema da barba alla menta
con un vestito gessato sul blu
e la moviola la domenica in TV
Buongiorno Italia col caffe' ristretto
le calze nuove nel primo cassetto
con la bandiera in tintoria
e una 600 giu' di carrozzeria
Buongiorno Italia
buongiorno Maria
con gli occhi pieni di malinconia
buongiorno Dio
lo sai che ci sono anch'io

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
Lasciatemi cantare
perche' ne sono fiero
sono un italiano
un italiano vero.

La la la la la la la la...

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
Lasciatemi cantare
perche' ne sono fiero
sono un italiano
un italiano vero.

 

[FrEEjacK]

so what does it mean?????????????

This song keeps coming up here and I have been asked at times what some lines mean. I took the liberty of tranlating it the best I could using BKZITALIANQZ post. The artist of this song is "ToTo Cotugno" It is from years back.What you are hearing on the radio is simply a remix. "Now go get your f*in' shinbox!"

Leave me to sing
With guitar in hand
Leave me to sing
I'm an Italian

Goodmorning Italy
Spahgetti al dente (al dente means at your teeth literally but it is not used as such but rather means al dente;firmly cooked)
A party member like that of the president
A car radio always in the right hand (remember those pullouts?)
A canary in the window (canaries are a popular pet in Italy)
Goodmorning Italy with your artists (yes we have the best)
with too much American manifestation (actually manifesti can also mean a poster) This line describes the American influence there

with songs of love
with heart
with more women but always less sisters (nuns)
Good Morning Italy
Good Morning Maria
With eyes full of sadness (melancholia)
Good Morning Lord
You know I'm there too

Leave me to sing
With guitar in hand
Leave me to sing
a slow slow song
Leave me to sing
Because I'm proud
Leave me to sing
I'm a real Italian

Good Morning Italy that is not afraid (fearless)
with shaving creame alla mint
with a suit chalked (plastered) with blue (blue suits)
and a rerun on Sunday on the TV (moviola is more like a replay the kind that is used during a sporting event)
Good morning Italy with your strong coffee
New socks in the first drawer
With your flag at the cleaners (or being dyed)
A 600 (A car FIAT made years ago) with it's carriage falling apart (in other words rusted to shit)
Good morning Italy
Good morning Maria (If you go to Italy and shout Maria 10 woman will turn around LOL)
With eyes full of sadness (melancholia)
Good Morning Lord
You know I'm there too

Leave me to sing
With guitar in hand
Leave me to sing
A slow slow song
Leave me to sing
because I'm proud
I'm Italian
A real Italian

 

[vixen]

i guess im too late...lol
i have or had toto cotugno's italian version...lol

 

[Coro'sGirl]

omg thanks for the lyrics and the translation i was askin on my post for the longest and no one responded....

 

[FrEEjacK]

🙂 glad you like it, unfortunatley as with all languages it does not carry the same feeling when it is translated.

 

[FantasyGerl]

Re: so what does it mean?????????????

This song keeps coming up here and I have been asked at times what some lines mean. I took the liberty of tranlating it the best I could using BKZITALIANQZ post. The artist of this song is "ToTo Cotugno" It is from years back.What you are hearing on the radio is simply a remix. "Now go get your f*in' shinbox!"

heyyy well thanks.. i knew that much at least lmao i have toto cutugno's version on just about every single Italian mix. :biggrin i love the remix i think it's hot. The song is extremely old, my dad says he remembers his father playing it when he was younger. lol.

 

[Pete J]

The Toto Cutugno version is one of the great Italian songs of all time.As far as the re-make goes,the vocals are pretty good.It almost sounds like the original if you listen closely.Add in some beats and
a classic is reborn.

 

[francis]

Is there a Freestyle version? LOL

It's a classic in Italy.

Francis

 

[FantasyGerl]

Wouldn't that be awesome if they made it freestyle. 😉

 

[JOEDOCPA]

it can be found on the new underground party cd vol5

 

[FantasyGerl]

thanks Joe 🙂

 

[vibes226]

lee lee ill download it 4 u if u want

 

[FrEEjacK]

Italian Freestyle...not to my knowledge I have been there too many times to count since I have family there. I can tell you that I never once heard a Freestyle song on the radio there. Mostly other dance music like techno and a lot of American pop music...but no Freestyle. Not even when I spent entire summers there in the late 80's.

 

[FantasyGerl]

Hmm. Well maybe in the future, never know!! 🙂

Thanks killa but for xmas ricky bought me the underground party so i have it now :biggrin

 

[JOEDOCPA]

no problem.

 

[francis]

There is a few artists who sang in Italian and in Freestyle music, but most of them have been released in Germany?!? Weird isn't it? LOL.

Francis

 

[FantasyGerl]

Hmph! Is their music any good? 😕