Ivano Fossati — Boogie song lyrics and translation

The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Boogie" by Ivano Fossati.

Lyrics

Due note e il ritornello
era giànella pelle di quei due
il corpo di lei mandava vampate africane
lui sembrava un coccodrillo
i saxes spingevano a fondo
come ciclisti gregari in fuga
e la canzone andava avanti
sempre piùaffondata nell’aria.
Quei due continuavano
da lei saliva afrore di coloniali che giungevano a lui come una di quelle
drogherie di una volta
che tenevano la porta aperta
davanti alla primavera.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
Qualcuno nei paraggi cominciava
a sternutire
il ventilatore ronzava immenso
dal soffitto esausto
i saxes ipnotizzati
dai movimenti di lei si spandevano
rumori di gomma e di vernice
da lui di cuoio.
Le luci saettavano sul volto pechinese
della cassiera che fumava al mentolo
altri sternutivano senza malizia
e la canzoni andaava elegante
l’orchestra era partita, decollava.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
I musicisti un tutt’uno col soffitto
e il pavimento
solo il batterista nell’ombra
guardava con sguardi cattivi
quei due danzavano bravi
una nuova cassiera sostituiva la prima
questa qui aveva gli occhi da lupa
e masticava caramelle alascane.
Quella musica continuava
era una canzone che diceva e non diceva
l’orchestra si dondolava
come un palmizio davanti a un mare venerato
quei due sapevano a memoria
dove volevano arrivare.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
Un quinto personaggio
esitòprima di sternutire
poi si rifugiònel nulla
era un mondo adulto
si sbagliava da professionisti.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie

Lyrics translation

Two notes and the chorus
it was already in the skin of those two
her body sent African flushes
he looked like a crocodile
the saxes pushed deep
as gregarious cyclists on the run
and the song went on
more and more sunk in the air.
Those two kept going.
from her rose afrore of Colonials who came to him as one of those
groceries Once Upon a time
who kept the door open
before spring.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
Someone in the neighborhood started
breast-feeding
the fan buzzed immense
from the exhausted ceiling
the hypnotized saxes
from her movements spread
rubber and paint noises
from him leather.
The lights flashed on the Peking face
the cashier smoking menthol
others sternued without malice
and the songs andaava elegant
the orchestra was gone, taking off.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
The musicians one with the ceiling
and the floor
only the drummer in the shadows
he looked with bad looks
those two danced well.
a new cashier replaced the first
this one had Wolf Eyes.
and chewed alascan candy.
That music kept going
it was a song that said and didn't say
the orchestra was rocking
like a palm kernel in front of a revered sea
those two knew by heart
where they wanted to go.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie
A fifth character
hesitatebefore sternutire
then he took refuge in nothing
it was an adult world
he was wrong as a professional.
Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie