ItalianoDove sono biscottini e caramelle,

l'olio fresco dal mulino, il
bardolino,
pane tondo cotto al forno di mattonelle,

mi ricordo, di tutto mi ricordo.
Dove sono ceci fave per le minestre,

l’uovo col marsala, le frittelle,

il sapor' delle zucchine del giardino,

se n’è andato tutto via con il vento.

Passa un giorno di più,

e tutto sembra come fosse ieri,

passa la vita veloce,

e niente resta più come prima.

I boschetti con i funghi son perduti,

e la briscola in famiglia, non si fa più,

il suon dell'organetto dello zio,

mi ricordo, di tutto mi ricordo.

La bottega della Lina, il cenciaiolo,

limoncello e cassate a due soldi,

e le donne al lavatorio, la befana,

se n’è andato tutto via con il vento.

Biciclette e bagni al mare in agosto,
i fumetti con Minnie, e topolino,

la pesca della trota con il nonno,

mi ricordo, di tutto mi ricordo.

E fuggita la ragazza dagli occhi chiari,

la quercia del cortile, l'inchiostro blu,

e il cinema all' aperto con Maria,
se n’è andato tutto via con il vento.


Français

Où sont les gâteaux et le caramel
L’huile nouvelle du moulin,

Le pain rond cuit au four de brique
Je me souviens, je me souviens de tout

Où sont les pois chiches et les fèves pour les minestrones
L’œuf au Marsala, les beignets
L’odeur des courgettes dans le jardin
Tout a disparu avec le vent

Un jour de plus est passé
Et tout semble comme si c’était hier
La vie passe si vite
Et plus rien n’est plus comme autrefois

Les bois aux champignons sont perdus
On ne joue plus à la briscola en famille,
Le son de l’accordéon de l’oncle,
Je me souviens, je me souviens de tout

La boutique de Lina, le chiffonnier
Limoncello et cassate à deux sous
Et les femmes au lavoir, la befana
Tout a disparu avec le vent

La bicyclette et les bains de mer en août
Les bandes dessinées avec Minnie et Mickey
La pêche à la truite avec le grand-père
Je me souviens, je me souviens de tout

La jeune fille aux yeux clairs a disparu
Le chêne de la cour, l’encre bleue
Et le cinéma en plein air avec Maria
Tout a disparu avec le vent


English

Where are the cakes and the caramels
The oil fresh from the mill
The round bread baked in the brick oven
I remember, I remember everything

Where are the chick peas

End the broad beans from the minestrone
Eggs in Marsala, the doughnuts
The smell of zucchinis in the garden
Everything has gone with the wind

Another day has gone by
And all is as if it was yesterday
Life goes by so fast
And nothing is like it used to be

The mushroom woods have gone
We no longer play briscola as a family,
The sound of my uncle’s arccordion,
I remember, I remember everything

Lina’s little shop, the rag and bone man
Limoncello and cassate a penny a piece
And women in the wash house, la befana
Everything has gone with the wind

The bicycle and swimming in the August sea
The cartoons with Minnie and mickey
Trout fishing with granddad


The young bright-eyed girl has disappeared
The oak-tree in the garden, the blue ink
And the open-air cinema with Maria
Everything has gone with the wind

IDLE HOURVERSE
There’s a place down the street

Where my friends congregate
And when we sit on those bar stools
We’re not alone
10 am the lights are on
Beer’s cold, the whiskey’s strong
And we’re drowning those memories
One by one
CHORUS
You can meet me at the idle hour
Where the juke box plays all those country songs
If you’re tryin’ to hang on

To a love that’s dead and gone
With too many reasons not to go back home

VERSE
The neon lights are bright
Even tho it’s past midnight
And the band’s packed up and moved on
Stare at the clock on the wall
Bartender says last call
And I start missin’ her most of all

CHORUS
So, you can meet me at the idle hour
Where the juke box plays all those country songs
So if you’re tryin’ to hang on
To a love that’s dead and gone
With too many reasons not to go back home
Too many reasons not to go back home