Buscaglione invented a stage persona drawn from Damon Runyon, Mickey Spillane, et al - the cigarette-puffing, whiskey-drinking tough with a weakness for bad women, as in this example.

The video here is of an homage group called Buscaja. So far I've been able to locate video of Fred himself only on RAI's site, in RealPlayer format (ugh).

Eri Piccola Cosi'

T’ho veduta.

I saw you.

T’ho seguita.

I followed you.

T’ho fermata.

I stopped you.

T’ho baciata.

I kissed you.

eri piccola, piccola, piccola,

You were small, sall, small

così!

Like this!

M’hai guardato.

You looked at me.

Hai taciuto.

You didn't speak.

ho pensato:

I thought:

"Beh, son piaciuto".

Well, I was liked [she liked me]

Eri piccola...

Poi,

Then

è nato il nostro folle amore,

Our crazy love was born,

che,

That

ripenso ancora con terrore.

I still remember with terror.

M’hai stregato.

You bewitched me.

T’ho creduta.

I believed you.

L'hai voluto.

You wanted it.

T’ho sposata.

I married you.

Eri piccola...

T’ho viziata, coccolata,

I spoiled you, coddled [you]

latte, burro, marmellata.

Milk, butter, Jam.

Eri piccola...

E cretino sono stato,

And I was stupid

anche il gatto m’hai venduto.

You even sold my cat.

Ma eri piccola,
eh già, piccola, piccola,
così!

But you were little, yeah, little...

Tu, fumavi mille sigarette.

You smoked thousands of cigarettes

Io, facevo il grano col tresette.

I made money with Three-Seven [card game]

Poi un giorno

Then one day

m’hai piantato

You left me

per un tipo spappolato [svaporato?]

For a mushy / stale guy

T’ho cercato,

I looked for you

l'ho scovato,

I found him

l'ho guardato,

I looked at you

s’è squagliato.

He legged it.

Quattro schiaffi t’ho servito,

I gave you four slaps

Tu mi hai detto:"Disgraziato!".

You said to me: "Wretch!"

La pistola m’hai puntato, eh,

You pointed the pistol at me, eh

ed un colpo m’hai sparato.

And fired a shot at me

A sì…

Ah, yes

Spara… (bang).

Shoot

Spara… (bang),

e spara… (bang)

khoff, khoff , khoff, khoff , (colpi di tosse)

[coughing]

E pensare che eri piccola,

And to think that you were little

ma piccola,

But little

tanto piccola,

So little

così!

Like this!

An unfinished oeuvre by Ross and some friends (seen in the video: Franci and Michi), rough edit by me. I hope they finish it someday!

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