Franco Battiato — Mal De Africa song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Mal De Africa" by Franco Battiato.
Lyrics
Ya comido, se iba descansar
mecido por las mosquiteras y por el ruido en la cocina,
por las ventanas entreabiertas, reflejos en la pared,
y alguna cosa abstracta se aduenaba de mi,
sentìa ablar bajito para no molestar,
y era como un mal de Africa, mal de Africa.
Con las sillas sentados en la calle,
pantalòn corto y camiseta por el calor que hacìa.
En la ventana tras la reja mi padre si peinaba,
el olor de brillantina se apoderaba de mi.
El placer de sentirse juntos para criticar,
y era como un mal de Africa, mal de Africa.
En la ventana tras la reja mi padre si peinaba,
el olor de brillantina se apoderaba de mi.
El placer de sentirse juntos para criticar,
y era como un mal de Africa, mal de Africa.
Lyrics translation
Already eaten, he was going to rest
rocked by mosquito nets and noise in the kitchen,
by the ajar Windows, reflections on the wall,
and some abstract thing took hold of me,
I felt a little soft so as not to disturb,
and it was like an evil of Africa, evil of Africa.
With the chairs sitting in the street,
short pants and T-shirt because of the heat.
In the window behind the fence my father if he combed,
the smell of glitter was coming over me.
The pleasure of feeling together to criticize,
and it was like an evil of Africa, evil of Africa.
In the window behind the fence my father if he combed,
the smell of glitter was coming over me.
The pleasure of feeling together to criticize,
and it was like an evil of Africa, evil of Africa.