I LOVE ITALIA

(lyrics: verses by P. Faccini, chorus by M. Durante /

music: M. Durante arr.: M. Durante, G. Bianco, V. Bruno)

 

[en]

 

ma quant’è bella roma

out under the moon

ti fai la passeggiata

bellezza til you swoon

you’re dreaming of fellini

kissing at the fountain

just behind the scene

rubbish like a mountain

spaghetti pizza mandolino o mamma mia i love italia

azzurro is the sky

venere e botticelli

pasta sempre al dente

filling up her belly

no money in my tasca

no jobs to go around

just like in novecento

the hungry leaving town

spaghetti pizza mandolino o mamma mia i love italia

our country is all at sea

but we don’t have a boat

the captain stole the ship

when he robbed the vote

italy’s a treasure

but all of us are broke

monna lisa’s smiling

but we don’t get the joke

turn to the east

turn to the west

turn to the one you love best

turn to the east

turn to the west

turn from the one you love less

run to the north

run to south

tanto la vita è bella

we run until we dance

this tarantella

 

How beautiful is Rome
out under the moon
You go for a walk
Beauty til you swoon
you’re dreaming of Fellini
kissing at the fountain
just behind the scene
rubbish like a mountain
SPAGHETTI PIZZA MANDOLINO
O MAMMA MIA I LOVE ITALIA
Blue is the sky
Venus and Botticelli
Pasta always al dente
filling up her belly
no money in my pocket
No jobs to go around
Just like in twentieth century
the hungry leaving town
SPAGHETTI PIZZA MANDOLINO
O MAMMA MIA I LOVE ITALIA
Our country is all at sea
but we don’t have a boat
the captain stole the ship
when he robbed the vote
Italy’s a treasure
but all of us are broke
Monna Lisa’s smiling
but we don’t get the joke
turn to the east
turn to the west
turn to the one you love best
turn to the east
turn to the west
turn from the one you love less
run to the north
run to south
Life is beautiful anyway
we run until we dance
this tarantella

SPAGHETTI PIZZA MANDOLINO
O MAMMA MIA I LOVE ITALIA