ANTONELLO VENDITTI — Bomba o non bomba song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Bomba o non bomba" by ANTONELLO VENDITTI.

Lyrics

Partirono in due ed erano abbastanza
Un pianoforte e una chitarra e molta fantasia.
E fu a Bologna che scoppio` la prima bomba,
Tra una fasta e una piadina di periferia.
E bomba o non bomba, noi, arriveremo a Roma malgrado voi.
A Sasso Marconi incontrammo una ragazza
Che viveva sdraiata sull’orlo di una piazza.
Noi le dicemmo vieni dolce sara` la strada
Lei sfoglio` il fiore e poi ci disse no.
Ma bomba o non bomba, noi, arriveremo a Roma malgrado voi.
A Roncobilaccio ci venne incontro un vecchio
Lo sguardo profondo e un fazzoletto al collo
Ci disse ragazzi in campana qui non vi lasceranno andare
Hanno chiamato la polizia a cavallo
Ma bomba o non bomba, noi, arriveremo a Roma malgrado voi.
A Firenze dormimmo da un intellettuale
La faccia giusta e tutto quanto il resto
Ci disse no compagni, amici, io disapprovo il passo
Manca l’analisi e poi non ci ho l’elmetto
Ma bomba o non bomba, noi, arriveremo a Roma malgrado te.
A Orvieto poi ci fu l’apoteosi
Il sindaco, la banda e le bandiere in mano
Ci dissero l’autostrada e` bloccata e non vi lasceranno passare
Ma sia ben chiaro che noi, noi siamo tutti con voi
E bomba o non bomba, voi, arriverete a Roma malgrado noi.
Parlamentammo a lungo e poi ci fu un discorso
Il capitano disse va bene e cosi` sia
E la fanfara poi intono` le prime note
E ci trovammo proprio in faccia a Porta Pia
E bomba o non bomba, noi, arriveremo a Roma malgrado voi.
La gente ci amava e questo e` l’importante
Regalammo cioccolata e sigarette vere
Bevemmo poi del vino rosso dalle mani unite
E finalmente ci fecero suonare
E bomba su bomba, noi siamo arrivati a Roma insieme a voi.

Lyrics translation

They left in two and were quite
A piano and a guitar and a lot of imagination.
And it was in Bologna that the first bomb exploded,
Between a fasta and a suburban piadina.
And bomb or not bomb, we will arrive in Rome in spite of you.
In Sasso Marconi we met a girl
Who lived lying on the edge of a square.
We told her Come Sweet will be the way
She flipped through the flower and then said no.
But bomb or not bomb, we will arrive in Rome in spite of you.
At Roncobilaccio an old man came to meet us
The deep look and a handkerchief around the neck
He told us bell boys here won't let you go
They called the police on horseback
But bomb or not bomb, we will arrive in Rome in spite of you.
In Florence we slept with an intellectual
The right face and everything else
He told us no comrades, friends, I disapprove of the step
The analysis is missing, and then I don't have a helmet.
But bomb or not bomb, we will arrive in Rome in spite of you.
In Orvieto then there was the apotheosis
The mayor, the gang and the flags in hand
They told us the highway's blocked and they won't let you through.
But let it be clear that we, we are all with you
And bomb or not bomb, you will arrive in Rome in spite of us.
We parsed for a long time and then there was a speech
The captain said it's okay and so be it.
And the band then sang the first notes
And we found ourselves right in front of Porta Pia
And bomb or not bomb, we will arrive in Rome in spite of you.
People loved us, and that's what matters.
We gave away chocolate and real cigarettes
Then we drank some red wine with our hands together
And finally they made us play
And bomb after bomb, we arrived in Rome With You.