Learn Italian in Song: Tanti Auguri

Tanti Auguri* –– Best Wishes/Happy Birthday

The inimitable Raffaella Carra’.

Se per caso cadesse il mondo io mi sposto un po’ piu’ in laIf by chance the world should fall, I would move a little over there
sono un cuore vagabondo che di regole non ne haI’m a vagabond heart who has no rules
la mia vita é un roulette i miei numeri tu li saiMy life is a roulette, you know my numbers
il mio corpo é una moquette dove tu ti addormenterai.My body is a carpet where you will fall asleep
(ritornello)(refrain)
Ma girando la mia terra io mi sono convinta cheBut travelling around my world I am convinced that
non c’é odio non c’é guerra quando a letto l’amore c’é.There is no hate, there is no war when there is love in bed
Com’é bello far l’amore da Trieste in giu’How lovely to make love from Trieste on down
com’é bello far l’amore io son pronta e tu…How lovely to make love, I’m ready and you
tanti auguri, a chi tanti amanti haBest wishes to someone who has many lovers
tanti auguri, in campagna ed in citta’ .Best wishes, in the country and in the city
Com’é bello far l’amore da Trieste in giu’How lovely to make love from Trieste on down
l’importante farlo sempre con chi hai voglia tuThe important thing is always to do it with whom you like
e se ti lascia lo sai che si fa…and if they leave you, you know what to do
trovi un altro piu’ bello, che problemi non ha.Find another, even handsomer, who doesn’t have problems.
Tutti dicono che l’amore va a braccetto con la folliaEveryone says that love goes arm-in-arm with madness
ma per una che é gia’ matta tutto questo che vuoi che siaBut for one who is already crazy, what do you expect?
tante volte l’incoscienza é la strada della virtu’Many times ignorance is the road to virtue
litigare, litigare per amarsi sempre di piu’.To fight, to fight, to love each other ever more
(ritornello)(refrain)
*Tanti auguri is a standard greeting for birthdays and festive holidays. For a birthday, the full greeting would be Tanti auguri di buon compleanno – “Best wishes for a happy birthday.”
 

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