Edoardo Bennato — Lo zio fantastico song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Lo zio fantastico" by Edoardo Bennato.

Lyrics

Quasi ogni domenica, una ragazza nuova
ad ogni primo incontro, la stessa
passeggiata
lui lo zio fantastico, l’auto non l’aveva
ma un amico fisso che lo accompagnava
Folle nei teatri, variet e rivista
le soubrettes e i comici, pubblico entusiasta
la ribalta splendida come una vetrina
e lo zio fantastico, sempre in prima fila…
E poi arriv la guerra…
che tutti i sogni porta via
la guerra in ogni lettera, in ogni fotografia
E poi arriv la guerra, che tutti i sogni porta via
la guerra quella vera quella senza ironia…
Signorine pallide, storie di anni trenta
e lo zio fantastico, che ce le racconta
c’era ancora il valzer e tutti erano felici
ma lui pensava a Cuba ed ai suoi ritmi audaci…
E una sera perse, l’ultima corriera
ogni due chilometri, una lampadina
tutto quello scuro, non lo spaventava
mentre camminava, pensava al suo futuro…
E poi arriv la guerra… che tutti i sogni porta via
la guerra in ogni lettera, in ogni fotografia
E poi arriv la guerra, sempre diversa, sempre uguale
la guerra dove tutto un po' pi grigio, anche il mare
E poi arriv la guerra, che tutti i sogni porta via
la guerra quella vera quella senza ironia
La guerra vera, la guerra finta
la guerra che lo zio fantastico non la racconta
La guerra finta, la guerra vera
la guerra che lo zio fantastico chiss dov’era
La guerra vera, la guerra finta
la guerra che alla fine non si sa mai che l’ha vinta!
La guerra finta, la guerra vera
la guerra che lo zio fantastico chiss dov’era

Lyrics translation

Almost every Sunday, a new girl
at each first meeting, the same
walk
he's the great uncle, the car didn't have it
but a steady friend who accompanied him
Crowds in theaters, variety and magazine
the soubrettes and the comedians, enthusiastic audience
the flips gorgeous as a showcase
and uncle fantastic, always in the front row…
And then there comes the war…
that all dreams takes away
war in every letter, in every photograph
And then comes the war, which all dreams takes away
the real war the one without irony…
Pale ladies, stories of the thirties
and uncle Fantastic, who tells us
there was still the Waltz and everyone was happy
but he was thinking about Cuba and its bold rhythms…
And one night lost, the last run
every two kilometers, a light bulb
all that dark, did not frighten him
as he walked, he thought about his future…
And then comes the war ... that all dreams take away
war in every letter, in every photograph
And then comes the war, always different, always the same
the war where everything a little more gray, even the sea
And then comes the war, which all dreams takes away
the real war the one without irony
The real war, the fake war
the war that Uncle fantastic does not tell
The fake war, the real war
the war that Uncle Fantastic who knows where he was
The real war, the fake war
the war that you never know won in the end!
The fake war, the real war
the war that Uncle Fantastic who knows where he was