Italiano

Parenti, amici, sono tutti qua,

Venuti da tanti Paesi d'Italia,

Famiglie di Francia, e anche dall’Australia,

Rosetta si sposa: gran festa si farà!

Bi-tum, Bi-tum, Bi-tum,

Batti piedi, batti le mani,
Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum,

alza le braccia, gira, gira,

Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum,

Organetto e tamburello

Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum, si balla la tarantella.

Si celebran le nozze come in Sicilia,

con tutte le comari a “mucatori”
??,
i maschi quasi tutti, portano la coppola,

C'è vino, salam, prosciutto e ricotta

La mamma di Rosa si commuove e piange,

perché a sua bambina lontana sarà,

il padre un po brillo canta troppo forte

presto un nipotino in casa arriverà
Français

Les parents, les amis sont tous là,
Venus de tant de villages d’Italie
Des familles de France, et aussi d’Australie
Rosetta se marie
: une grande fête se prépare
!

Bi-tum, Bi-tum, Bi-tum,

On tape des mains, on bat des mains
Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum,

On lève les bras, on tourne, on tourne

Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum,

Accordéon et tambourin
Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum, on danse la tarentelle

On célèbre la noce comme en Sicile
Avec toutes les commères qui portent foulard
Presque tous les hommes ont une casquette
Il y a du vin, du salami, du jambon et de la ricotta

La maman de Rosa est émue et pleure
Parce que sa fille partira loin
Le père un peu éméché chante trop fort
Bientôt un neveu arrivera

English

Family and friends are all here
Come from village all over Italy
Families from France, Australia too
Rosetta is getting married:

A big party is getting underway

Bi-tum, Bi-tum, Bi-tum,

we clap our hands, we clap our hands
Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum,

we lift our arms, we spin we spin
Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum,

Accordion and tambourine
Tum, bi-tum, bi-tum, we dance the tarentelle

We celebrate the wedding like in Sicily
With all the old girls in headscarves
Almost all the men wear caps
There’s wine, salami, ham and ricotta.

Rosa’s mama is moved to tears
Because her daughter will move far away
Father is a little tipsy and sings too loud
Soon a nephew will arrive

ItalianoDivent' un uomo fatto,
Lei torna ragazza,
ma quanto sto bene,
quando quando
ma quanto sto bene,
quà , tra le braccia di tua madre!

Ha la pudore d'una bimba,
E la dolcezza d'una mamma,
l'appettito di una leonessa,
e l'esperienza d'una regina, ah...

Le pesche non mi piacciono se sono verdi,
Le pere, non mi piacciono se sono dure,
le donne sono com' i frutti,
migliore se sono mature.
Lei sa placar' il mio ardore
Posso gli aprir' il mio cuore,
Dice che io la faccio ridere
ma non mi parla di matrimonio!

Français

Je deviens un homme mûr
Elle redevient jeune fille
Mais qu’est-ce que je me sens bien

Quand, quand
Qu'est-ce que je suis bien
Là, dans les bras de ta mère

Elle a la pudeur d'une enfant
Et la douceur d'une mère
L'appétit d'une lionne
Et l'expérience d'une reine, ah...

Les pêches ne me plaisent pas si elles sont vertes
Les poires ne me plaisent pas si elles sont dures
Les femmes sont comme les fruits
Meilleures quand elles sont mûres

Elle sait calmer mon ardeur
Je peux lui ouvrir mon cœur
Elle dit que je la fais rire
Mais ne parle pas de mariage.

English

I am becoming a mature man
She is becoming a young girl
How good I feel
When when
How good I feel
Here in your mother’s arms

She has a child’s modesty
And a sweetness of a mother
The appetite of a lioness
And the experience of a queen, ah…

I don’t like peaches when they’re green
I don’t like pears when they’re hard
Women are like fruit
Better when they are ripe

She knows how to cool my ardour
I can open my heart to her
She says that I make her laugh
But don’t talk to me about marriage

Italiano
Il primo amore,

Sarà per sempre il più bello

Il primo amore sarà per sempre per il più forte

All' orizzonte quando il cielo s’oscura,

Non ce ne accorgiamo

Il primo amore si vive solo una volta

Il primo sguardo

Rimane dentro i miei sogni

Il primo sguardo rimane

Dentro il mio cuore

Nei nostri occhi tante, tante promesse

Che un battito di ciglia

Può dare abbastanza amore per l'eternità

Il primo bacio

Sarà per sempre il più dolce

Il primo bacio

Sarà per sempre il più vero

Quando dobbiamo lasciarci le mani,

Quando dobbiamo dirci ciao

Allora « A domani » suona come « Addio »

Il Primo amore si vive

Mmh.... (improvvisazione)
Solo una volta

Français

Le premier amour
Sera pour toujours le plus beau
Le premier amour sera pour toujours le plus fort
A l’horizon quand le ciel s’obscurcit,
On ne s’en aperçoit pas
Mais le premier amour ne se vit qu’une seule fois.

Le premier regard
Reste dans mes rêves
Le premier regard reste
Dans mon coeur
Dans nos yeux tant, tant de promesses
Qu’un seul battement de cil
Peut donner assez d’amour pour l’éternité.

Le premier baiser
Sera pour toujours le plus doux
Le premier baiser
Sera pour toujours le plus sincère
Quand nos mains se séparent
Quand nous devons nous dire au revoir
Alors «
à demain
» sonne comme «
adieu
».

English

The first love
Will always be the finest
The first love
Will always be the deepest
On the horizon as the sky is fading
We don’t realize it
But the first love only lives once.

The first look
Stays in my dreams
The first look

Stays in my heart
In our eyes, so many, so many promesses
That one blink of an eye
Can give enough love for eternity.

The first kiss
Will always be the sweetest
The first kiss
Will always be the more sincere
When our hands part
When we must say goodbyes
Then “goodbye” sounds “adieu”.

ItalianoNon è un James Dean, non è Marlon Brando Nemmeno principe di favola,
non è banchiere, non è pilota,
ma son sicura è lui ché amo.
L'ho incontrato in un bar qui vicino,
una sera che mi sentivo giù.
M'ha regalato, un caffè stretto
E da allora non ci lasciamo più.

Se oggi canto con felicita ci-ta,
E per l'amore del mio ragazzo-o-o
Che mette il sole nella mia vita,
con lui, con lui, mi sento
in paradiso.

Lui non è alto, né snello né biondo
non ha i capelli sulla fronte,
ma per me lui è, di tutti il miglior,
quando mi canta il suo amor
Non fa mai a pugni, per fa-re il duro
non ha studiato in università
Ma io mi sento la più bella del mondo,
quando mi porta a ballar.

Français

Ce n’est pas James Dean ni Marlon Brando
Encore moins le prince de la fable
Il n’est pas banquier, il n’est pas pilote
Mais je suis sûre qu’il est celui que j’aime.
Je l’ai rencontré dans un bar pas loin d’ici,
Une nuit où je me sentais déprimée
Il m’a payé un café serré
Et depuis on ne s’est plus quitté.

Si aujourd’hui je chante avec joie
C’est pour l’amour de mon copain
Qui met du soleil dans ma vie,
Avec lui, avec lui, je me sens
Au paradis

Il n’est ni grand ni mince ni blond
Il n’a pas un cheveu sur le front,
Mais pour moi il est de tous le meilleur,
Quand il me chante son amour.
Il ne se bat jamais pour jouer au dur
Il n’a pas étudié à l’université
Mais je me sens la plus belle du monde
Quand il m’emmène danser.

English

He’s no James Dean, nor Marlon Brando
Even less a fairy prince
No banker, nor pilot
But I’m sure is the one I love.
I met him in a bar not far from here
One night when I was feeling down
He bought me a coffee
And we’ve been together ever since

If today I am so happy to sing
It’s for the love of my boyfriend
Who brings sunshine into my life,
With him with him I am in paradise

He is neither tall nor slim nor blonde
Not a hair on his forehead
But for me, he is absolutely the best,
When he sings his love to me.
He never tries to play the tough guy
He didn’t go to college
But I am the most beautiful girl in the world
When he takes me onto the dance floor.

HIGHWAY CALL
VERSE
Don’t try to tie me down, don’t hang my picture on the wall
I see that look in your eye, and you don’t have far to fall
And even this big Montana sky will feel too small when I hear that highway callVERSE
I’ll just start lookin’ around the bend, it happens time and time again
Keep it friendly let’s be friends, don’t try to rope me in
And I’ll hang my hat on your wall, till I hear that highway callCHORUS
Oh I think about the time that I’ve wasted,
Lettin’ this old restless heart get in the way
But everytime the smoke cleared, time dried up those tears
And I saddled up and rode away…rode away…. ay ay
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

CHORUS
Now I think about the times that I’ve wasted,
Lettin’ this old restless heart get in the way
But every time the smoke cleared, time dried up those tears
And I saddled up and rode away…rode away….

VERSE
So don’t try to tie me down, don’t hang my picture on the wall
I see that look in your eye, and you don’t have far to fall
Even this big Montana sky will feel too small, yah this big Montana sky’s gonna feel too small, when I hear that highway call, highway call.

DRIVIN’ HOME
VERSE
There’s a four-lane highway, stretched up ahead
People rollin’ 90 miles an hour, and going nowhere
So when you need to slow down, I just turn that car around
And take the back roads thru the country when I’m drivin’ home

VERSE
Sweet country music, on the radio
Playin’ all those old songs we used to know
Ohh, They take me back, to a place not long ago
When we took the back roads thru the country
When we’re drivin’ home

INSTRUMENTAL break

VERSE
Rollin’ hills, deep blue skies, farmer Brown will tip his hat when you drive by
Oh, we’re movin’ so fast, leave your troubles in the past and
Take the back roads thru the country when you’re drivin’ home

VERSE
There’s a four-lane highway, stretched up ahead
People rollin’ 90 miles an hour and gettin’ nowhere
So when you need to slow down, just turn this car around
And take the back roads thru the country

Take the back roads thru the country
Take the back roads thru the country when I’m drivin’ home
Drivin’ home

TOO MANY HONKY TONKS

VERSE
I know she didn’t mean to hurt me
She tried so hard to make it right
I guess I lost out to the whisky
But I wonder where my baby is tonight

CHORUS
‘Cause when her tears start fallin’
Her goodtime friends come callin’
And they won’t keep her feet

On solid ground
From lonely street to misery
Uptown on down
There’re just too many honky tonks around

INSTRUMENTAL

VERSE
The neon lights are shinin’
Right thru the warm glow of this wine
And my ole heart is pinin’
And I wonder where she’ll be

At closing time.

CHORUS
‘Cause when her tears start fallin’
Her goodtime friends come callin’
And they won’t keep her feet

On solid ground
From lonely street to misery
Uptown on down
There’re just too many honky tonks around

From lonely street to misery
Uptown on down
There’re just too many honky tonks around

IF YOU NEED ME
VERSE
If you need me, honey I’ll be here for you
Even tho right now you think
That guy has hung the moon
I wish you well in that high society
But if the new wears off of those satin sheets

I’ll be here if you need me

VERSE
If you need me, honey I’ll still be around
Waiting right here on the other side of town
Where life is hard, but our love came easily
So, if the new wears off of those satin sheets
I’ll be here if you need me

CHORUS
I know you’ve wanted out of here so long

Now here’s your chance go on and run
Just remember everything that shines

Can fade away, dark clouds

Can hide the sun un un un

INSTRUMENTAL

VERSE
If you need me, honey I’ll still be around

Waiting right here on the other side of town
Where life is hard but our love came easily
So if the new wears off of those satin sheets
I’ll be here, if you need me…if you need me