English, Italian
Violino tzigano
English translation
Gypsy Violin
Oh, violino tzigano!
Oh, gypsy violin!
Violino tzigano!
Gypsy violin!
Suona solo per me,
Play just for me,
oh, violino tzigano.
oh, gypsy violin.
Forse pensi anche tu
Perhaps you also think
a un amore laggiu
about a love over there
sotto un cielo lontano.
under a far-away sky.
Since you're gone,
Since you're gone,
gypsy violins playing.
gypsy violins playing.
It's the music of love
It's the music of love
gypsies played on the night
gypsies played on the night
that I gave you my heart.
that I gave you my heart.
Oh, tzigano, dall'aria
Oh, gypsy, from the
triste e appassionata
sad and passionate melody
che fai piangere
that brings tears,
il tuo violino tra le dita
your violin through your fingers
suona ancora
plays once again
come una dolce serenata—
like a sweet serenade—
mentre, pallida,
while, pale,
nel silenzio ascoltero.
in silence, I listen.
Questo tango che,
This tango that,
in una notte profumata,
in a fragrant night,
ad un altro cuore incateno.
fettered itself to another heart.
Se un segreto dolor
If a painful secret
fa tremar la tua mano,
makes your hands tremble,
questo tango d'amor
this tango of love
fa tremare il tuo cuor,
makes your heart tremble,
oh, violino tzigano.
oh, gypsy violin.
Oh, violino tzigano!
Oh, gypsy violin!
Violino tzigano!
Gypsy violin!