Only in Italy would you get a pop song celebrating dear old mom! But it’s also a bit of nostalgia for the 1950s, the hectic post-war period when Italy was booming.
The italicized parts are not in the Neri per Caso cover.
Recorded by Neri Per Caso (“Black by Accident”), an a capella group, this song demonstrates a very Italian – and very healthy – attitude towards sex. (The video is more questionable.)
Le ragazze si lanciano ad occhi
chiusi nelle avventure
qualche volta confondono
la bugia e la verita’
seguono l’istinto
e l’istinto le aiutera’
sono treni in corsa
che nessuno fermera’
le ragazze decidono il destino
dei loro amori
i ragazzi s’illudono
ma non contano un gran che…
quando ti sorridono
e’ probabile che sia un si
ma quando si allontanano e’ no!
e tu…
ritornello:
ci devi stare inutile sperare
di recuperare se hanno detto no
meglio sparire non telefonare
per sentirsi dire un’altra volta no
come se non t’importasse piu’
senza farti mai vedere giu’
si puo’ amare da morire
ma morire d’amore no!
le ragazze che ispirano
tutti i testi delle canzoni
sono sempre al centro
dei discorsi di tutti noi
che non conosciamo
nemmeno la meta’
di tutto quel che pensano
e dei segreti che ognuna ha
le ragazze volteggiano
sulle ali degli aquiloni
e noi innamorati
che le seguiamo da quaggiu’
guarda come planano…
qualcuna scendera’
ma quando si allontanano e’ no!
e tu…
(ritornello)
le ragazze che sfidano
le opinioni della gente
hanno gli occhi limpidi
di chi dice la verita’
senza compromessi
ne’ mezze misure
sono piu’ sincere
le ragazze della nostra eta’
The girls throw themselves into adventure with their eyes closed
sometimes they confuse
lies with truth
they follow their instincts
and instinct will help them
they are trains running
that no one will stop.
The girls decide the destiny
of their loves
The boys delude themselves,
but they don’t count for much
when they smile at you
it’s probable that it’s a yes
but when they walk away it’s no
and you…
refrain:
You have to put up with it, it’s useless to hope
to make it up if they’ve said no
it’s better to disappear, don’t call just
to hear “no” again
as if it didn’t matter to you any more
without ever showing that you’re down
you can love unto death,
but you can’t die of love
The girls who inspire
all the lyrics of the songs
are always at the center
of all our discussions
but we don’t know
even the half
of all they think
and the secrets that each has
The girls fly
on the wings of kites
and we in love
who follow them from here below
watch how they glide
some will descend
but when they go away it’s no
and you…
(refrain)
The girls who challenge
people’s opinions
have the clear eyes
of those who tell the truth
without compromises
nor half-measures
they’re more sincere,
the girls of our age