Roma capoccia - collab. Max and Alfredo

[maxit]

Dear friends, I have great emotion and satisfaction posting this collaboration between me and Alfredo. It is a song for cytyfest (Alfredo recommended me not to forget ;-). tried a half rhyming translation, keep into account that the language is not italian, but the idiom of my city ;-)
thank you Alfredo , you gave me joy letting me sing this one!

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Here's the lyrics

Roma capoccia (rome 'the big head')

Quanto sei bella Roma quann'è sera Quanno la luna se specchia dentro er fontanone E le coppiette se ne vanno via Quanto sei bella Roma quanno piove ...quanno piove Quanto sei granne Roma quand'è er tramonto Quanno l'arancia rosseggia ancora          sui sette colli E le finestre so' tanti occhi Che te sembrano dì quanto sei bella ...ah ah ah, ah quanto sei bella Oggi me sembra che er tempo se sia fermato qui Vedo la maestà der Colosseo Vedo la santità der cuppolone E so' più vivo e so' più bono No nun te lasso mai Roma capoccia der mondo infame Na carrozzella va co' dù stranieri Un robivecchi te chiede un po' de stracci Li passeracci so' usignoli Io ce so' nato Roma io t'ho scoperta... Oggi me sembra che er tempo se sia fermato qui Vedo la maestà der Colosseo vedo la santità del cuppolone e so' più vivo e so' più bono No nun te lasso mai Roma capoccia der mondo infame

How fair are you Rome when it's evening When the moon in the 'big fountain' is a-shining And lovers couples just go away How beautiful are you Rome when it rains ...when it rains How great are you Rome when it's sunset When the orange is still red against the 'seven hills' And the windows are so many eyes That seem to say how beautiful you are ah ah ah, ah, how beautiful you are Today it seems to me time has just stopped right here I see the majesty of the Colosseum I see the holiness of the 'big dome' (st. Peter) And I'm more alive and I'm even good No, I'll never ever leave Rome you're the big head Of this unfair world A chariot is going with two strangers One junk dealer asks you for a few rags The beat-up sparrows they are nightingales here Rome, I was born in Rome Rome I discovered... Today it seems to me time has just stopped right here I see the majesty of the Colosseum I see the holiness of the 'big dome' And I'm more alive and I'm even good No, I'll never ever leave Rome you're the big head Of this ugly world

[Geir]

Now that is really beautiful !!

Great collab guys !

[alfstone]

 

Alfredo

[Oldrottenhead]

nice one guys and thanks for the translation.

[maxit]

thank you geir,

thank you james, when you come here me and alf waiting to speak italian with you ;-)

[Oldrottenhead]

i hope to visit the mainland and most certainly sicily in the not too distant future, but not likely this year, my household budget this year is gonna be as tight mr monti's.

[64Guitars]

Beautiful!  Well done guys.

[Facemask93]

Guys , i really liked this collab , even had me trying to sing along to the lyrics , bravo
And thanks Maxit for your kind comments , i had a listen to some of your songs on your site and i have to say , you are a very good musician , and i love your vocals , keep up the good work , music is universal , i love it all

Robbie Burns