Learn Italian in Song: USA for Italy

USA for Italy

Produced in 1985 by the satirical music group Squallor, this song now appears uncomfortably prophetic.

E poi, mandaci i danari
Tanti danari e siamo pari
E se tu vuoi mandali anche a Bari
E a tutti i meridionali
for Italy

Facci una canzone col compare Steve Wonder
E poi mandala a
Sanremo o al Festivalbar

Però Però mandaci i danari
Che vanno male gli affari for Italy

Caro Bob Dylan
Tu che canti in casa Reagan
Quando c’è Gromiko oppure Gorbaciov
I soldi di quattro teste nucleari, falli mandare qui
for Italy

Appena puoi mandaci i danari
Perché senza danari son cazzi amari
E allora tu mandaci i danari
Anche i tuoi personali e di Diana Ross

Concludendo Mike
Dillo pure a Berlusconi
Facci fare dei milioni come a J.R.

E in riva la mar dollari in contanti
Perché l’Africa canti for Italy

E poi mandaci i danari
Ma proprio tanti danari e siamo pari
E se tu vuoi mandali anche a Bari
E a tutti i meridionali for Italy

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And then, send us money
Lots of money, and we’ll call it even
And if you want, send some to Bari as well
And to all the [Italian] southerners,
for Italy

Make us a song with your buddy Stevie Wonder
And then send it to
Sanremo or Festivalbar*

But, but send us the money
Because things are going badly for Italy

Dear Bob Dylan,
you who sing at Reagan’s house
when Gromyko or Gorbachev is present
The money for four nuclear warheads, have it sent here for Italy

As soon as you can, send us the money
because without money, it’s bad news
So now send us the money
Even your own, and Diana Ross’.

To finish, Mike,
say it to Berlusconi as well
Let us make milllions like J.R. [Ewing]

And by the seaside [?] cash money
so that Africa sings for Italy

And then, send us money
Lots of money, and we’ll call it even
And if you want, send some to Bari as well
And to all the [Italian] southerners, for Italy