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Toto Cutugno - L'Italiano (Lasciatemi cantare) lyrics (www.dainos.net/lyrics/1128/toto-cutugno-litaliano-lasciatemi-cantare.htm)

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
lasciatemi cantare
perché ne sono fiero
sono l'italiano
l'italiano vero

Buongiorno Italia gli spaghetti al dente
e un partigiano come Presidente
con l'autoradio sempre nella mano destra
un canarino sopra la finestra
Buongiorno Italia con i suoi artisti
con troppa America sui manifesti
con le canzoni, con amore,
con il cuore
con più donne sempre meno suore
Buongiorno Italia
buongiorno Maria
con gli occhi pieni di malinconia
buongiorno Dio
lo sai che ci sono anch'io

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
Lasciatemi cantare
perché ne sono fiero
sono l'italiano
l'italiano vero

Buongiorno Italia che non si spaventa
con la crema da barba da menta
con un vestito gessato sul blu
e la moviola la domenica in TV
Buongiorno Italia col caffe' ristretto
le calze nuove nel primo cassetto
con la bandiera in tintoria
e una 600 giù di carrozzeria
Buongiorno Italia
buongiorno Maria
con gli occhi pieni di malinconia
buongiorno Dio
lo sai che ci sono anch'io

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
Lasciatemi cantare
perché ne sono fiero
sono l'italiano
l'italiano vero.

Lasciatemi cantare
con la chitarra in mano
lasciatemi cantare
una canzone piano piano
Lasciatemi cantare
perché ne sono fiero
sono l'italiano
l'italiano vero.


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English translation:



Lasciatemi cantare                                                      Let me sing
Con la chitarra in mano                                               With the guitar in my hands
Lasciatemi cantare                                                      Let me sing
Sono un italiano                                                          I’m an Italian

Buongiorno Italia, gli spaghetti al dente                        Good morning Italy, the spaghetti al dente[1]
E un partigiano come presidente                                  And a partisan for president[2]
Con l’autoradio sempre nella mano destra                   With the car radio always in the right hand[3]
E un canarino sopra la finestra                                     And a canary over the window

Buongiorno Italia con i tuoi artisti                                 Good morning Italy with your artists[4]
Con troppa america sui manifesti                                 Too much America on the posters[5]
Con le canzoni, con amore, con il cuore                       With songs, with love, with heart
Con più donne sempre meno suore                              With more women less and less nuns[6]

Buongiorno Italia, buongiorno Maria                            Good morning Italy, good morning Maria[7]
Con gli occhi pieni di malinconia                                  With eyes full of melancholy
Buongiorno Dio                                                          Good morning my God
Lo sai che ci sono anch’io                                           You know that I’m here too[8]

Lasciatemi cantare con la chitarra in mano                    Let me sing with the guitar in my hand
Lasciatemi cantare una canzone piano piano                 Let me sing a song softly softly
Lasciatemi cantare perché ne sono fiero                       Let me sing because I’m proud of that
Sono un Italiano, un Italiano vero                                 I’m an Italian, a real Italian

Buongiorno Italia che non si spaventa                          Good morning Italy that is not afraid at all
Con la crema da barba alla menta                                With the mint shaving foam
Con un vestito gessato sul blu                                      With a gessato dress in blue[9]
E la moviola la domenica in TV                                   And the moviola on Sunday on the TV[10]

Buongiorno Italia col caffè ristretto                              Good morning Italy with espresso coffee
Le calze nuove nel primo cassetto                                New socks in the first drawer
Con la bandiera in tintoria                                            With the flag in the laundry[11]
E una Seicento giù di carrozzeria                                 And a Seicento with an old bodywork[12]

Buongiorno Italia, buongiorno Maria                           Good morning Italy, good morning Maria
Con gli occhi dolci di malinconia                                  With sweet eyes of melancholy[13]
Buongiorno Dio                                                          Good morning my God
Lo sai che ci sono anch’io                                           You know that I’m here too

Lasciatemi cantare con la chitarra in mano                   Let me sing with the guitar in my hand
Lasciatemi cantare una canzone piano piano                Let me sing a song softly softly
Lasciatemi cantare perché ne sono fiero                       Let me sing because I’m proud of that
Sono un Italiano, un Italiano vero                                 I’m an Italian, a real Italian

Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra                                                       Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra
Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra                                                       Pa ra ra ra ra ra ra
Pa ra pa ra ra pa ra pa                                                 Pa ra pa ra ra pa ra pa
Pa ra pa, pa ra pa                                                        Pa ra pa, pa ra pa[14]

Lasciatemi cantare con la chitarra in mano                    Let me sing with the guitar in my hand
Lasciatemi cantare una canzone piano piano                 Let me sing a song softly softly
Lasciatemi cantare perché ne sono fiero                       Let me sing because I’m proud of that
Sono un Italiano, un Italiano vero                                 I’m an Italian, a real Italian


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[1] Spaghetti al dente means Spaghetti not very cooked; in Italy it is a long standing issue the problem of how long to cook spaghetti. In the south it is preferred to boil them not very much, while in the north they are boiled for a lot of time (spaghetti scotti).
[2] In the 80’s the president of the Italian Republic was Sandro Pertini; he was a partisan against the fascism during the Second World War.
[3] In the nouveau riche Italy of  the 80’s the car radio was a status symbol.
[4] It is well known that Italy is the country of saints, poets, and sailormans...
[5] The first of a series of verses full of political criticism: after the Second World War the Italian culture was invaded by the American myth, il mito Americano.
[6] There are two different meanings of this verse. The first one is related to a social analysis: in the modern Italy the number of nuns decreased due to secularization of the society. The second one is moral: women of our times forgot the holy principles of the ancient society; note that in Italy is usual to call suora, nun, a girl that doesn’t go with a man if he doesn’t have serious intentions (marriage).
[7] Maria is la Madonna, the mother of Christ.
[8] This is the key of the interpretation of the text. The Author, with eyes full of melancholy for seeing Italy in so bad conditions, is frightened of God having forgot him.
[9] Gessato is an elegant suit.
[10] Moviola is the replay of the relevant moments of the football matches of the day, on Sunday evening. Football matches were played on Sunday but it was not possible to see them live on television, so Moviola was very popular.
[11] Another political verse: patriottism was not common in Italy after the fascism.
[12] Seicento (600) was a very popular small car produced by FIAT Auto, the symbol of Italian industry (now in deep crisis).  The fact the auto has an old bodywork is another symbol of the moral decandence of Italy in the 80’s.
[13] Very poetic.
[14] Full of desperation, Toto didn’t find words to express his thoughts.





 

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It is very good song!!!!

Aleksandra (Serbia 09-05-2008, 23:30) (35)

It is very good song!!!!

Aleksandra (Serbia 09-05-2008, 23:30) (34)

i love this song,because of a Croat Girl :)

yasin (Turkey 06-05-2008, 03:08) (33)

Listening to this song makes man proud (fiero) of his country whatever it is. I'd like to sing "ALGERIANO VERO" and make it as global as I can to show the world how life is in Algeria!

tamer (algeria 28-04-2008, 22:57) (32)

I like that song, It was a classic

Bice (turkey 22-04-2008, 21:54) (31)

mi piace

molto bella canzione (india 15-03-2008, 23:45) (30)

It is very beutiful song I cant stop listenintg to.I want to get to Italia and see everything Toto is singing aboutlasciatemi cantare:)

Samra (Bosnia 28-02-2008, 00:28) (29)

beautiful song,,,a family classic here in the states,,,

michael eracleo (boston, usa 20-02-2008, 21:14) (28)

beautiful song,,,a family classic here iun the states,,,

michael eracleo (usa 20-02-2008, 21:12) (27)

girls in my country, take off their clothes if you know this song :-)

Borce Monte Negro (Macedonia 20-02-2008, 03:27) (26)

Sorry for misspelling Toto Cutugno's name in comment below

Andrei Skvarsky (Russia 16-02-2008, 15:31) (25)

Wonderful lyrics: Cutogno catches typical bits of Italian life in such a splendidly informal and relaxed way.

Andrei Skvarsky (Russia 16-02-2008, 15:25) (24)

i have known this song for a while now and i never get tired of haring it. i'm italian and italy is wonderful. i agree with his words, italy is unique with it's culture and way of life and i love that =D Lets hope the italian team led by cannavaro win the european cup:D Avanti Italia xx

miss cantalini (england 29-01-2008, 19:16) (23)

i have known this song for a while now and i never get tired of haring it. i'm italian and italy is wonderful. i agree with his words, italy is unique with it's culture and way of life and i love that =D Lets hope the italian team led by cannavaro win the european cup:D Avanti Italia xx

miss cantalini (england 29-01-2008, 19:16) (22)

when i hear it i cry , i wish i was italian
Forzza Italiaaaa

Rafik (Egypt 24-01-2008, 08:13) (21)

it's my fovourit song but i don't know how to get it

shosho (palestine 22-01-2008, 09:04) (20)

Forza Azzuri ... I love this song very much ... it's the only one that I don't get bored when I listen to it continuously.

Mohammed (Iraq 15-01-2008, 00:31) (19)

it is amazing , I like it very much, it's my prefered song & I like every thing related to ITALIA, sp. calcio

asos (kurdistan 27-12-2007, 00:47) (18)

I love this song after 5 years I have the same feeling about that.

Hamid (iran 21-12-2007, 08:56) (17)

this song is amazing I Think it's the best

Peggy (Lebanon 20-12-2007, 15:38) (16)

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