Translation of the song Angelo artist Les Compagnons de la chanson
Angelo
Angelo
C'était un enfant de la Sicile,
He was a child from Sicily,
Angelo !
Angelo!
Très bronzé des yeux jusqu'aux chevilles
Very bronzed fro his eyes to his ankles
Angelo...
Angelo...
Marchant les pieds nus dans la poussière,
walking barefoot in the dust,
Pauvre frère, pauvre frère,
poor brother, poor brother,
Il rêvait d'être un grand de la terre
he dreamt of being a geat man of the world
Angelo.
Angelo.
Il était plutôt par son papa
Through his father he was rather
Du côté de la mafia;
on the side of the mafia;
Il était plutôt par sa maman
Through his mother he was rather
Du côté du Vatican !
on the side of the Vatican!
La religione et Al Capone,
The religion of Al Capone,
Combinazione, cosa-cosi.
a combination, something like that.
Un spadassino, un assassino,
A hit man1, a murderer,
Un capuccino et avanti !
a capuccino and forwards!
Mais pour cet enfant de la Sicile
But for this child from Sicily
Angelo !
Angelo!
Il n'existait qu'une seule ville :
there was only one solitary town:
Chicago !
Chicago!
Il se décida pour la carrière
He decided on the career
Voulant plaire à son père
wanting to please his father
Tout en restant gentil pour sa mère
while still being kind to his mother
Angelo.
Angelo.
Il.partit avec un beretta
He set out with a beretta
Qui lui venait de papa;
which came to him from papa;
Et une petite croix d'argent
And a little silver cross
Qui lui venait de maman !
which came to him from mama!
La religione et Al Capone,
Religion and Al Capone,
Combinazione, cosa-cosi.
a conbination, something like that.
Un spadassino, un assassino,
A hit-man, a murderer,
Un capuccino et avanti !
a coffee and forward!
Comme tout enfant de la Sicile
Like every child of Sicily
Angelo,
Angelo,
Est revenu un jour dans sa ville
came back one day into his town
Angelo !
Angelo!
Dégoûté de faire des orphelines
Sick of making orphans
Et des crimes de routine,
and of his routine crimes
Il ne rêvait que de mandoline
he dreamt only of a mandolin
Angelo.
Angelo.
Aux élections il se présenta
He put himself up for election
Pour faire plaisir à papa;
to please his papa;
Se fit bénir par le Vatican
he got blessed by the Vatican
Pour faire plaisir à maman !
to please his mother.
La religione et Al Capone,
Religion and Al capone,
Combinazione, cosa-cosi.
A combination, something like that.
Deputatione et religione,
Delegation and religion,
Combinazione et avanti !
a combination and carry on!
Il senatore, et Al Capone
The senator, and Al Capone,
Il cardinale, deputatione,
The cardinal, delgation,
Et Al Capone, et religione
and Al Capone, and religion,
Et avanti, cosa-cosi, cosa-cosi !
and go on, something like that, something like that!
Deputatione, il cardinale
Delegation, the cardinal,
Et religione, viva la combinazione
and religion, long live the combination
Et avanti !
and go on!