Translation of the song lyrics La Ballata del Pedone - Giorgio Gaber

La Ballata del Pedone - Giorgio Gaber
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song La Ballata del Pedone , by -Giorgio Gaber
Song from the album Giorgio Gaber: La Ballata del Cerutti
in the genreРок-н-ролл
Release date:16.04.2013
Song language:Italian
Record labelUniverse
La Ballata del Pedone (original)La Ballata del Pedone (translation)
Veniva giù da Corso Tricolore It came down from Corso Tricolore
E a casa già sognava di tornare And at home she already dreamed of returning
Si ritrovò in un senso rotatorio She found herself in a spinning sense
Nel mezzo di un rondò provò a passare In the middle of a roundabout he tried to pass
Le strisce in terra gli davano ragione The strips on the ground proved him right
Ma con quel traffico convulso esasperato But with that frantic, exasperated traffic
Tra gli autobus, taxi, motofurgoni Among the buses, taxis, vans
Non si vedeva più neanche il selciato You could not even see the pavement anymore
Pedone solo si sa non conta niente A pedestrian alone, you know, doesn't count for anything
Nessun lo fa passar, né vuole farlo Nobody lets it pass, nor does he want to
Pianse, gridò ma sempre inutilmente He cried, he cried but always to no avail
Non uno che fermò per favorirlo Not one who stopped to favor it
La notte giunse nera, fredda e triste The night came black, cold and sad
Mise la giacca in terra per guanciale He put the jacket on the floor for a pillow
Dormì e sognò che il traffico finisse He slept and dreamed that the traffic was over
Ma l’alba lo trovò bloccato al sole But dawn found him stuck in the sun
Pedone solo si sa non conta niente A pedestrian alone, you know, doesn't count for anything
Nessun lo fa passar né vuole farlo Nobody lets it pass or wants to
Pianse gridò ma sempre inutilmente He cried, screamed but always to no avail
Non uno che frenò per favorirlo Not one who braked to favor him
E tante notti e giorni dopo quello And many nights and days after that
Visse mangiando l’erba tra il selciato He lived by eating grass on the pavement
Bevve la pioggia raccolta nel cappello He drank the rain collected in his hat
Era sconvolto, sì e un po' invecchiato He was upset, yes and a little aged
Morì così il tredici di agosto He died thus on the thirteenth of August
Lasciò la moglie e i figli senza niente He left his wife and children with nothing
Due giorni dopo veniva ferragosto Two days later he came mid-August
E il traffico svanì ma inutilmenteAnd the traffic vanished but to no avail
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