Lucio Dalla — Ribot song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Ribot" by Lucio Dalla.

Lyrics

Anche quando c’era il tram
Era bello andare a piedi
Dentro il caldo dei paletot
Se ci penso sembra ieri
Entravano nei bar
— mi dici che cos’hai?
— non so…
Luci basse dentro al bar
— lo sai ti voglio bene…
— lo so
Tra i saluti e le distanze
Il mare, il cielo e il mare
C’era qualcosa di inquietante
Volare e navigare
Ma se il mondo era più grande
Era più bello ritornare
Chissà…
Se era tutto più importante
Perchè tutto era da fare
Chissà…
L’odore delle stanze entrava facilmente nei cinema all’aperto
Mentre le donne come fate venivano bloccate da uno sguardo nei caffè concerto
E finalmente ad un segnale, cominciavano a suonare
E tenendosi per mano tutti andavano a ballare
Tra il tifo per il calcio
E un campione muscolare
Fu famoso anche un cavallo
Quando smise di trottare
Ma il mondo galoppava
Diventava più nervoso
Stai tranquillo, non è niente
Hai bisogno di riposo
— va bene me ne sto andando, e tu?
— va bene lo stesso ma io rimango
Oggi apparentemente
Non c'è bisogno di pensare
Anzi viviamo senza niente
Stiamo zitti ad ascoltare
Cercando di essere nuovi
Per vedere di esser visti
Come libri da sfogliare;
Per evitare di esser tristi
Giochiamo a ricordare
Giochiamo a ricordare
(Grazie a Claudio per questo testo)

Lyrics translation

Even when there was the tram
It was nice to walk
Inside the heat of the paletot
If I think about it, it feels like yesterday.
They went into bars
- tell me what you got?
- I don't know.…
Low lights inside the bar
- you know I love you.…
- I know.
Between greetings and distances
The sea, the sky and the sea
There was something disturbing
Fly and navigate
But if the world was bigger
It was better to come back
Who knows…
If everything was more important
Because everything was to be done
Who knows…
The smell of the rooms easily got into outdoor cinemas
While women like fairies were blocked by a glance in concert cafes
And finally at a signal, they started playing
And holding hands everyone went dancing
Among the cheering for football
And a muscle sample
A horse was also famous
When he stopped trotting
But the world galloped
He got more nervous.
Don't worry, it's nothing.
Need rest
- all right, I'm leaving, and you?
- all right, but I'll stay.
Today apparently
No need to think
In fact, we live without anything
Let's shut up and listen
Trying to be new
To see to be seen
How to browse books;
To avoid being sad
Let's play remember
Let's play remember
(Thanks to Claudio for this text)