Pronti, partenza, via! [English translation]
Pronti, partenza, via! [English translation]
Line up, stamp it, sign it, move on
Line up, stamp it, sign it, move on
Line up, stamp it, sign it, move on
burocracy
Italy is melting like
butter, it’s crazy
a good idea
pops up always in the dead of night
just like the police
can someone explain this to me
you used to vote for Lega1, yeah right, keep on praying
who do you vote for now ?
dunno, Reagan ?
now it’s Belen 2, before that who was it ? Megan ?
magic tricks
abracadabra
but thousands will step forward if there’s a microphone
I am a protection, like a PIN code
up high, just like after check-in
I have got the notes, C, D, E
for the rhymes
I have got a monkey, like Remi3
crank up the volume, Fabri Fibra is playing
he’s never out of fashion, just like the cooch.
Ready, Set, Go !
we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains
Ready, Set, Go !
we’re here and ready to go
we’re here and ready to go
we’re here and ready to go
we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains
I’m from the countryside
I grew up by the sea
one palm (of the hand) away from your PalmPilot4
ready, go
we’re going to the seaside and way up the mountains
mountains, go5
super violent language
on tv, like a hooligan
everyhting is falling down
it’s like an earthquake
it’s like Arisa6 without makeup
he’s not even making 2000 euros
the man of the year 2000 that Lucio Dalla7 was talking about
staring eyes
watching the caste8
it looks like the tv show Dallas
the truth unsettles you
it’s surprising
people are growing tired
you pictured yourself at the party as a special guest
and here you are instead, at war
as special correspondent9
this tune is a hit, I know
like a banker can steal you blind, I know
knock knock, who’s knocking ? who is it ?
Police
Ready
Ready, Set, Go !
we’re all ready here
we’re all ready here
we’re all ready here
we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains.
Smoke, bombs, like in Kabul
missiles like in Seoul
a rapper, an inconvenient exorcist
just like antidoping is (inconvenient) to a professional cyclist
the case is closed, why don’t you
sing this tune with me
if you know it
singers are charming
hidden and dirty
just like the missing money
all ready to go
but year after year we’ve jumped the gun
after the latest (or the last) great opportunity
we’re left empty handed
a voice echoing in our heads
saying something like « captain, the ship is going down »
third (gear), second, first
the country can’t get to start off any more
wave, you wait here
I don’t care, in my life
the last thing I want to hear is
free him, we’re losing him
just like Abba, in Italy
we’re shouting mamma mia
but out of anger
we’re breaking down the cage
ready, set, go
ready, set, go !
we’re all ready here
we’re all ready here
we’re all ready here
we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains
ready, set, go !
ready, set, go !
we’re all ready here
we’re all ready here
we’re all ready here
we’re going to the seaside and up the mountains
ready, set, go !
1. extremist, xenophobic, anti-establishement political party, unlikely to symbolize the high point of Italian civilization. Its leaders are known for indulging in populist slogans and obscenities 2. actress and sex-symbol3. character of a very popular children story/cartoon4. in the video I hear « alla mano come il tuo palmare » which translates « I’m easy going, just like your PalmPilot »5. Mario Monti is also a former prime minister who took over in 2011 at the height of the economic crisis, ousting Berlusconi. He became unpopular for his austerity policies which led to cuts in welfare and higher taxation. This line also translates « Monti, go away » 6. a singer7. refers to a song by Lucio Dalla « Il motore del 2000 »8. in recent years, this has become the standard word used to refer to (corrupt) politicians. It was originally the title of a 2007 best-selling book, where two journalists described the undue privileges, the large scale corruption and disregard for common good of our ruling class. 9. this could be a pun ; inviato speciale is usually referred to a journalist covering a special event, but in this context it could also have a more literal and sarcastic meaning of a person having earned the dubious privilege to be sent to some special place
- Artist:Fabri Fibra
- Album:Rima Dopo Rima (2013)