Enzo Jannacci — Per un basin song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Per un basin" by Enzo Jannacci.
Lyrics
Sabato sera di tanti anni
faavei faa on gir s’era dree a torna' a ca'
quando ho sentito ona musica anda'
da on post ciamaa la balera di fraa.
Mi sono sentito qui dentro bruciare perche'…
ma alora gh’avevi vint’ann.
Per on basin mi soo no ma quella sera
avria daa la vita intera proprio insci'
per on basin frin frin,
per on basin mi saria parti' soldato
sarei andato a Como in moto
poeu saria tornaa a ca' a pee.
Ingresso «on franc» non e' caro de bon
de la giachetta me manca on botton
mi scappa l’occhio vesin ai calzonte vedet no che te gh’ee su' i scarpon,
che cosa importa se gia' me ridevan adree'
ormai se po' pu' torna' indree'.
Per on basin mi soo no ma quella sera
avria daa la vita intera proprio insci'
per on basin frin frin,
per on basin mi saria parti' soldato
sarei andato a Como in moto
poeu saria tornaa a ca' a pee.
Passa mezz’ora sonava el viiolin,
contegno… Gio' on alter biccer de vin
me guardi in gir ch’era tanti tossan
ma non e' facile anda' su a bala'
mi s’era su e gh’avevi vergogna a cerca'
«Lei balla?» «Soltanto fox-trot».
Per on basin mi soo no ma quella sera
avria daa la vita intera proprio insci'
per on basin frin frin,
per on basin mi saria parti' soldato
sarei andato a Como in moto
poeu saria tornaa a ca' a pee.
Tacca l’orchestra a sona' on polveron
tutti i moment la me guarda i scarpon
on bel moment me son faa visin,
lei, signorina, la me da' on basin?
Ferma l’orchestra, ghe' riva' anca i carabinier
gh’e' vun che me sgagna anca on pee…
Per on basin domandato quella sera
m’hann cascia' da la balera
m’hann tratta' come un vilan
frin fran.
Per on basin, roba senza risultato
m’han cansciato in uno stato
se ricordi ancamo' adess.
Lyrics translation
Saturday night of many years
faavei faa on gir s'ait dree a back 'a ca'
when I heard ona music go'
da on post ciamaa La balera Di fraa.
I felt myself burning in here because…
but you were twenty years old.
For on basin mi Soo no but that evening
I'd give my whole life right here.
per on basin frin frin,
for on basin I would leave ' soldier
I would have gone to Como on a motorcycle
poeu Saria tornaa a CA'a pee.
Admission "on franc" is not expensive De bon
de la giachetta me manca on botton
I run the eye vesin ai calzonte vedet no that you GH'ee on ' I scarpon,
what does it matter if they already laughed at me?
now if you can' return' indree.
For on basin mi Soo no but that evening
I'd give my whole life right here.
per on basin frin frin,
for on basin I would leave ' soldier
I would have gone to Como on a motorcycle
poeu Saria tornaa a CA'a pee.
Half an hour passes sonava El viiolin,
contegno ... Gio ' on alter biccer de vin
look at me in gir that was so many tossan
but it's not easy go up to bala.
I was up and you were ashamed to look for'
"Do you dance?""Only fox-trot."
For on basin mi Soo no but that evening
I'd give my whole life right here.
per on basin frin frin,
for on basin I would leave ' soldier
I would have gone to Como on a motorcycle
poeu Saria tornaa a CA'a pee.
Tacca L'orchestra a SONA ' on polveron
tutti i moment La me guarda i scarpon
one beautiful moment me her FAA visin,
you, miss, give me on basin?
Stop the orchestra, ghe' riva ' anca I carabinier
GH'e ' vun who shouts me hip on pee…
For on basin asked that night
m'hann cascia ' da la balera
m'hann treats ' like a vilan
frin fran.
For on basin, stuff without result
I'm tired in a state
if you still remember adess.