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Learn Italian in Song: Tanti Auguri

Translations of Lyrics for Italian Songs

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The evergreen Raffaella Carrà expounds a very Italian view of relationships and sex. (You thought Italians were sexually conservative? Nope. But that will be a topic for another article...)

later - I'm told this is an anthem of Italian gay men, which I guess should not surprise me - Raffa is something of a gay icon in Italy.

 

Tanti Auguri*

 

Best Wishes

     
Se per caso cadesse il mondo io mi sposto un pò più in la   If by chance the world should fall, I would move a little over there
sono un cuore vagabondo che di regole non ne ha   I'm a vagabond heart who has no rules
la mia vita è un roulette i miei numeri tu li sai   My life is a roulette, you know my numbers
il mio corpo è 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 che   But travelling around my world I am convinced that
non c’è odio non c’è guerra quando a letto l’amore c’è.   There is no hate, there is no war when there is love in bed
Com’è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù   How lovely to make love from Trieste on down
com’è 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 ha   Best wishes to someone who has many lovers
tanti auguri, in campagna ed in città.   Best wishes, in the country and in the city
Com’è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù   How lovely to make love from Trieste on down
l’importante farlo sempre con chi hai voglia tu   The 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 più bello, che problemi non ha.   Find another, even handsomer, who doesn't have problems.
     
Tutti dicono che l’amore va a braccetto con la follia   Everyone says that love goes arm-in-arm with madness
ma per una che è già matta tutto questo che vuoi che sia   But for one who is already crazy, what do you expect?
tante volte l’incoscienza è la strada della virtù   Many times ignorance is the road to virtue
litigare, litigare per amarsi sempre di più.   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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