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Translation
Cuccurucucù
Cuccurucucù Paloma1
ahia - iaia - iai, used to sing
Cuccurucucù Paoloma
ahia - iaia - iai, used to sing
[Singing] serenades at the Human Sciences lyceum2,
During Gymnastics or Religion classes3
At Carnival I used to play upon masqued floats4
I had both Moon and Uranus under the sign of Leo.
“The sea in a drawer”5
“A thousand blue bubbles”6
Since you’re gone I do not exist anymore.
“All [my] world is in gray and blue”
Cuccurucucù Paloma
ahia - iaia - iai, used to sing
Cuccurucucù Paoloma
ahia - iaia - iai, used to sing
The direful spring7 of the Afghan refugees
That moved from the border to Iran,
Of all the Powwow Americans, O Goddess, sing 7
[Of] the erotic deeds of the squaw [named] “Moon-pale Skin”
Fountain pens with blue ink
I do the beard with the electric shaver no more.
“All [my] world is in gray and blue”.
Cuccurucucù Paloma
ahia - iaia - iai, used to sing
Cuccurucucù Paoloma
ahia - iaia - iai, used to sing
Lady Madonna8
I can try
with a little help from my friends9
oh oh goodbye Ruby tuesday10
come on baby let's twist again11
once upon a time
you dressed so fine, Mary
like just a woman
like a rolling stone. 12
Cuccurucucu Paloma...
Lady madonna...
- 1. "It quotes the 1954's Mexican song «Cuccurucucu Paloma» by Tomas Mendez." Thanks to Tvdra.
- 2. This lyceum used to be attended mostly by girls
- 3. Subjects taught in Italian schools.
- 4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Float_(parade)
- 5. The Italian expression “dream in a drawer” means “hidden dream”. It quotes Milva's song from 1961 (thanks to subterlabentia)
- 6. Refers to a song by Mina, “Le mille bolle blu”
- 7. a. b. Referring to the Iliad of Homer
- 8. “Quotes the same-named Beatles song”
- 9. quotes the Beatles song "With a little help by my friends"
- 10. "Ruby Tuesday", a Rolling Stones song
- 11. quotes "Let's twist again", a song by Chubby Checker
- 12. quotes "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan
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jackiechan on 2017-01-07
jackiechan on 2017-01-07Last edited by jackiechan on 2018-06-13
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Comments
jackiechan
Sat, 07/01/2017 - 11:37
Thanks a lot for your notes, I updated the Italian lyrics with this references, too.
Tvdra jackiechan
Wed, 13/06/2018 - 01:43
Thanks for the insight. I'm replacing my previous comments.
About translator
"Lady Madonna" quotes the same-named Beatles song
"I can try with a little help by my friends" quotes the Beatles song "With a little help by my friends"
"oh oh goodbye Ruby tuesday" quotes "Ruby Tuesday", a Rolling Stones song
"come on baby let's twist again" quotes "Let's twist again", a Chubby Checker song.
"once upon a time
you dressed so fine, Mary
like just a woman
like a rolling stone" quotes "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan