| Era un giorno d’inverno
| It was a winter day
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| a Milano città
| in Milan city
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| nell’Italia che ancora ruggiva
| in Italy that still roared
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| c’era Beppe il grassone c’era Ivo il marpione
| there was Beppe the fatty there was Ivo the marpione
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| ed il terzo era Gigi la gamba.
| and the third was Gigi the leg.
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| Piùrealista del re
| More realistic than the king
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| piùpapista del papa
| more papist than the pope
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| Ivo era il mastino del partito
| Ivo was the party's dog
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| tra lo stupido e il geniale convocòil suo telegionale
| between stupid and brilliant, he summoned his news program
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| e spiegòcos'èil partito trasversale.
| and explained what the cross party is.
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| Qualunquisti sfascisti gesuiti marxisti
| Any fascist Marxist Jesuits
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| state in guardia moralisti e pezzenti
| Be warned, moralists and beggars
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| noi dobbiamo isolare questo virus nazionale
| we must isolate this national virus
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| che si chiama partito trasversale
| which is called a transversal party
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| Billy era immodesto
| Billy was immodest
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| ed un poco maldestro
| and a little clumsy
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| ma ad un cognato non si puònegare
| but it cannot be denied to a brother-in-law
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| un ufficio, una stanza, una poltrona, una pietanza,
| an office, a room, an armchair, a dish,
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| e cosìvenne fatto borgomastro.
| and so he was made burgomaster.
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| Fece un sacco di guai
| He made a lot of trouble
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| ma non si arrendeva mai
| but he never gave up
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| intrigante arrogante ottimista
| intriguing arrogant optimist
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| la cultura da salotto era proprio il suo pane
| drawing room culture was just his bread and butter
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| ma inciampòsul partito trasversale.
| but he tripped over the transversal party.
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| Qualunquisti sfascisti gesuiti marxisti
| Any fascist Marxist Jesuits
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| state in guardia moralisti e pezzenti
| Be warned, moralists and beggars
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| noi dobbiamo isolare questo virus nazionale
| we must isolate this national virus
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| che si chiama partito trasversale.
| which is called a transversal party.
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| Mentre Dodo cresceva tra spinelli e mascherate
| While Dodo grew up among joints and masquerades
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| era sempre pure il figlio del gran capo | he was always also the son of the big boss |