Paolo Conte — Lo zio song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Lo zio" by Paolo Conte.
Lyrics
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Lo Zio
Shoe shiner, sho shiner, shoe shiner,
Come back to my Chinatown
I sing for you, shoe shiner
I show a memory´s clown
I shoe a memory´s clown
Shoe shiner, sho shiner…
Come back to my Chinatown
I sing for you, shoe shiner…
Chinatown, Chinatown!
Guardando a orecchio si vede Shangaj
in fondo ai viali di Vienna
e la sua sagoma si accenna
inconfondibile in mezzo al via-vai…
…Tuo zio ti aspetta, raggiungilo
quando ti guarda decifralo:
è tutto cinema, cinema, cinema
ah, come back to my old Chinatown…
Ah, zio, zio, com´è, com´è
spiega a vita, spiega com´è
ah, zio, zio, com´è, com´è
spiegami biene, spiega perché
e piano piano si strotola
di questo film la pellicola
ah, zio, zio…
Come back to my Chinatown…
Ecco Duke Ellingtooon, grade boxeur
tutto vantagli e silenzi…
…Ridi, selvaggio, ridi, ridi
tra i gelsomini dell´Africa buia…
solo il nipote capisce lo zio
non c´è bisogno di diterlo,
sciuscià, ti meriti un dollaro,
Ah! Come back to my old Chinatown
Ah, zio, zio, com´è, com´è
spiega la vita, spiega perché
ah, zio, zio com´è, com´è
spiegami tutto, sppiega cos´è
e intanto tutto si srotola
come di un film la pellicola…
Ah! Zio, zio…
Lyrics translation
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uncle
Shoe shiner, sho shiner, shoe shiner,
Come back to my Chinatown
I sing for you, shoe shiner
I show a memorys clown
I shoe a memorys clown
Shoe shiner, sho shiner…
Come back to my Chinatown
I sing for you, shoe shiner…
Chinatown, Chinatown!
Looking by ear You see Shangaj
at the bottom of Vienna's avenues
and its silhouette is hinted
unmistakable in the middle of the road…
... Your uncle is waiting for you.
when he looks at you, decipher it.:
it's all cinema, cinema, cinema
ah, come back to my old Chinatown…
Ah, uncle, uncle, come, come
explain For Life, explain how
ah, uncle, uncle, come, come
explain to me well, explain why
and slowly she chokes
of this film the film
Ah, uncle, uncle…
Come back to my Chinatown…
Here's Duke Ellingtooon, boxer grade
all advantages and silences…
... Laugh, wild, laugh, laugh
among the jasmine of dark Africa…
only the nephew understands the uncle
no need to say it,
sciuscia, you deserve a dollar,
Ah! Come back to my old Chinatown
Ah, uncle, uncle, come, come
explain life, explain why
ah, uncle, uncle come, come
explain everything, explain it like this
and meanwhile everything unfolds
how to film the film…
Ah! Uncle, uncle…