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Oeh, oeh 00:14
Mister mandarino 00:16
Dimmi tu chi sei 00:19
Dimmi cosa fai 00:22
Oeh, oeh 00:26
Mister mandarino 00:28
Ma di dove sei? 00:31
Dove te ne vai? 00:34
Sono venuto da, sono venuto da molto lontano 00:37
Nel caso, eccomi qua 00:42
Io sono l'anima dell'amole 00:45
Che passa e se ne va 00:48
E polto semple con me 00:51
La voglia di sognale 00:54
Distese veldi pel chi 00:57
È tliste e non sa amale 01:00
Oeh, oeh 01:03
Mister mandarino 01:06
Che sorprese dai 01:09
Quando parli tu 01:12
Oeh, oeh 01:15
Mister mandarino 01:18
Calda estate, sai 01:21
Danno gli occhi tuoi 01:24
Un glan paese giallo di limoni 01:27
Il succo eccolo qua 01:30
E senza voce nella plimavela 01:33
Col vento non se ne andlà 01:36
No, la-la, la-la, la 01:41
No, la-la, la-la, la 01:48
La-la, la-la, la-la, la 01:53
La-la, la-la, la-la, la 01:59
Impalelete tutto a poco a poco 02:04
Domani io me ne andlò 02:07
E se pel voi non è soltanto un gioco 02:10
Limpianti non lascelò 02:13
A molti ancola dalò 02:16
L'azzullo dei miei mali 02:19
Pel non vedele più 02:22
Che è tliste e non sa amale 02:25
Oeh, oeh 02:28
Mister mandarino 02:31
Vai ma in fondo a noi 02:34
Tu non morirai 02:37
Oeh, oeh 02:40
Mister mandarino 02:43
C'è chi aspetta, vai (c'è chi aspetta) 02:46
Non fermarti mai 02:49
Oeh, oeh 02:52
Mister mandarino 02:55
Non pensare a noi 02:58
Tutto è chiaro, vai 03:01
Oeh, oeh 03:04
Mister mandarino 03:07
C'è chi aspetta, sai 03:09
Non fermarti mai 03:12
Oeh, oeh 03:16
Mister mandarino 03:18
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Mister Mandarino – Bilingual Lyrics Spanish/English

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Embark on a sonic journey with Matia Bazar's 'Mister Mandarino,' a 1978 Italian pop gem. This song invites you to unravel the mystery of its titular character, exploring themes of dreams, identity, and the ephemeral nature of life through captivating melodies and enigmatic lyrics.

[English]
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
Tell me, who are you?
Tell me, what do you do?
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
But where are you from?
Where are you going?
I came from, I came from very far away
In case, here I am
I am the soul of love
That passes and goes away
And I always carry with me
The desire to dream
Green fields for those
Who are sad and don't know how to love
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
What surprises you give
When you speak
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
Warm summer, you know
Your eyes give
A big yellow country of lemons
The juice, here it is
And without voice in the spring
With the wind, it won't go away
No, la-la, la-la, la
No, la-la, la-la, la
La-la, la-la, la-la, la
La-la, la-la, la-la, la
Pale everything little by little
Tomorrow I'll go away
And if for you it's not just a game
I won't leave any implants
Many still miss
The blue of my ills
In order not to see them anymore
Who are sad and don't know how to love
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
Go, but deep down in us
You will not die
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
Someone is waiting, go (someone is waiting)
Never stop
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
Don't think about us
Everything is clear, go
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
Someone is waiting, you know
Never stop
Oeh, oeh
Mister Mandarin
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

sei

/sej/

A1
  • verb
  • - to be (second person singular present tense)

passa

/ˈpa.sa/

B1
  • verb
  • - to pass, to go past

venuto

/veˈnu.to/

B2
  • verb
  • - having come

lontano

/lɔnˈta.no/

B2
  • adjective
  • - far away, distant

maledizione

/ma.le.diˈtʃo.ne/

C1
  • noun
  • - curse, damnation

anima

/ˈa.ni.ma/

B2
  • noun
  • - soul, spirit

sogno

/ˈsɔ.ɲo/

B2
  • noun
  • - dream

volare

/voˈla.re/

B2
  • verb
  • - to fly

estate

/esˈta.te/

A2
  • noun
  • - summer, estate

gialló

/dʒiˈaʎ.ʎo/

C1
  • adjective
  • - yellowish, yellow-tinted

limoni

/liˈmo.ni/

A2
  • noun
  • - lemons

succo

/ˈsuk.ko/

A2
  • noun
  • - juice

voce

/ˈvo.tʃe/

A1
  • noun
  • - voice

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Key Grammar Structures

  • Dimmi tu chi sei / Dimmi cosa fai

    ➔ Imperative with indirect questions.

    "Dimmi" is the imperative of "dire" (to tell). "Chi sei" and "cosa fai" are indirect questions embedded within the imperative sentence.

  • Sono venuto da, sono venuto da molto lontano

    ➔ Past participle with auxiliary 'essere' to form the past tense (passato prossimo), repetition for emphasis.

    "Sono venuto" uses "essere" because "venire" (to come) is an intransitive verb that uses "essere" as its auxiliary in the passato prossimo. The repetition of "sono venuto da" emphasizes the distance.

  • Io sono l'anima dell'amole / Che passa e se ne va

    ➔ Relative clause with "che", reflexive verb 'andarsene'

    "Che passa e se ne va" is a relative clause modifying "l'anima dell'amole". "Se ne va" is the reflexive form of "andare" (to go) with the particle "ne", indicating departure.

  • Distese veldi pel chi / È tliste e non sa amale

    ➔ Relative clause with 'che' (elided to 'chi'), Present tense of 'essere', verb 'sapere' (to know how) + infinitive

    "Pel chi È tliste e non sa amale" is a relative clause. "Chi" is an elided form of "colui che" (he/she who). "Non sa amale" means "doesn't know how to love", using "sapere" + infinitive.

  • Impalelete tutto a poco a poco / Domani io me ne andlò

    ➔ Imperative (plural), reflexive verb 'andarsene' in future tense

    "Impalelete" is the imperative form of "impalare" (to impale) for a group of people (plural). "Me ne andrò" is the first person singular future of the reflexive verb "andarsene" (to go away, to leave).

  • E se pel voi non è soltanto un gioco

    ➔ Conditional clause with 'se', negative expression 'non soltanto'

    "E se pel voi non è soltanto un gioco" introduces a condition using "se" (if). "Non soltanto" means "not only" or "not just", emphasizing that something is more than just a game.