Pachidermi E Pappagalli – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Francesco Gabbani

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Italian culture and contemporary issues with Francesco Gabbani's "Pachidermi E Pappagalli." This catchy pop track offers a unique opportunity to explore modern Italian vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to social commentary and skepticism, all while enjoying its infectious rhythm and Gabbani's signature ironic style.

[English]

You know that the whole world is locked inside a display

Humankind's DNA comes from long ago

That with every three breaths, two glaciers melt away

The phone spies on us, I’m CIA, silence is golden

Did you know Gandhi was a Freemason, the Beatles just a story

And that Adolf was saved, the Titanic never sank

Natural disasters? Blame it on the Templars

Chemtrails and Martians, Reptilians!

Oh, my darling, I’m all alone in the world while you speak to me

And I try to focus

Oh, my darling, luckily we have steady, firm points

Big elephants and parrots

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Big elephants and parrots

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

...

You know, the Earth is flat and now controlled

By gay lobby groups, Jewish bankers, a single master?

And Marilyn and Elvis live in Hawaii

They opened a bar called Star, making gold rushes

Humans have already been cloned, cut into pieces, brought back to life

You can live on hay, even worse than poison milk!

There’s no proof at all of the moon landing

The Egyptian pyramids are Martian!

Oh, my darling, I’m all alone in the world while you speak to me

And I try to focus

Oh, my darling, luckily we have steady, firm points

Big elephants and parrots

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Big elephants and parrots

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

And to this new religion of ours

One day we’ll try to give it a name

To this endless song with lights turned off

Where everything is eternal and lasts just a little more than nothing

Incredible declaration

The Earth is flat and ruled by gay lobby groups in agreement with

It seems Marilyn and Elvis still live

Hawaii, they say, and it’s true

Shocking statement: humans have been officially cloned

Oh, my darling, I’m all alone in the world while you speak to me

And I try to focus

Oh, my darling, luckily we have steady, firm points

Big elephants and parrots

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Big elephants and parrots

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

...

[Italian]

Lo sai che tutto il mondo è chiuso in un display

Il DNA dell'umanità viene da lontano

Che ogni tre respiri sciogli due ghiacciai

Il telefono ci spia, sono della CIA, il silenzio è d'oro

Sai che Ghandi era un massone, i Beatles un'invenzione

E che Adolfo si è salvato, il Titanic mai affondato

Le catastrofi naturali? Tutta colpa dei Templari

Scie chimiche e marziani, rettiliani!

Oh, my darling, son solo al mondo mentre tu mi parli

E provo a concentrarmi

Oh, my darling, fortuna abbiamo punti fermi e saldi

Pachidermi e pappagalli

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Pachidermi e pappagalli

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Lo sai, la terra è piatta e dominata ormai

Dalle lobby gay, da banchieri ebrei, un padrone solo?

E Marilyn ed Elvis vivono alle Hawaii

Hanno aperto un bar che si chiama Star, fanno affari d'oro

L'uomo è stato già clonato, fatto a pezzi, resuscitato

Si può campare a fieno, peggio il latte del veleno!

Non esiste prova alcuna dello sbarco sulla Luna

Le piramidi egiziane sono marziane!

Oh, my darling, son solo al mondo mentre tu mi parli

E provo a concentrarmi

Oh, my darling, fortuna abbiamo punti fermi e saldi

Pachidermi e pappagalli

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Pachidermi e pappagalli

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

E a questa nostra nuova religione

Un giorno proveremo a dargli un nome

A questo immenso canto a luci spente

Dove tutto è eterno e dura poco più di niente

Incredibile dichiarazione

La terra è piatta e governata dalle lobby gay in accordo con

Sembrerebbe che possa vivere

Marilyn ed Elvis vivono alle Hawaii

Dichiarazione shock: l'uomo è stato ufficialmente clonato

Oh, my darling, son solo al mondo mentre tu mi parli

E provo a concentrarmi

Oh, my darling, fortuna abbiamo punti fermi e saldi

Pachidermi e pappagalli

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Pachidermi e pappagalli

Oh, my! Oh, my darling

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
mondo /ˈmondo/ A1	noun - world
silenzio /siˈlɛnt͡sjo/ B1	noun - silence
catastrofi /kataˈstrofi/ B2	noun - catastrophes
uomo /ˈuomo/ A2	noun - man
terra /ˈterra/ A1	noun - earth
fortuna /forˈtuna/ B1	noun - fortune
dichiarazione /diˌkjaraˈtsjone/ B2	noun - declaration
invenzione /invenˈtsjone/ B2	noun - invention
marziani /marˈzjani/ B2	noun - Martians
clonato /kloˈnato/ B2	verb - cloned
affari /afˈfari/ B1	noun - business
proveremo /proˈveremo/ B1	verb - we will try
salvato /salˈvato/ B2	verb - saved
ghiacciai /ɡjatʃˈtʃai/ B2	noun - glaciers
piramidi /piˈramidi/ B2	noun - pyramids

Key Grammar Structures

• Lo sai che tutto il mondo è chiuso in un display

  ➔ Present tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express a general truth, as in "you know that the whole world is closed in a display."

• Il DNA dell'umanità viene da lontano

  ➔ Passive voice

  ➔ The sentence is in the passive voice, indicating that the DNA of humanity is derived from afar, without specifying who or what does the action.

• Il telefono ci spia, sono della CIA

  ➔ Present simple

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to state facts, as in "the phone spies on us, I am from the CIA."

• Oh, my darling, son solo al mondo mentre tu mi parli

  ➔ Present continuous

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action, as in "I am alone in the world while you talk to me."

• E a questa nostra nuova religione

  ➔ Definite article

  ➔ The definite article "la" is used to specify a particular noun, as in "the new religion of ours."

• Dove tutto è eterno e dura poco più di niente

  ➔ Subordinate clause

  ➔ The phrase contains a subordinate clause "where everything is eternal and lasts a little more than nothing," providing additional information.

• Non esiste prova alcuna dello sbarco sulla Luna

  ➔ Negative form

  ➔ The negative form is used to express the absence of something, as in "there is no evidence of the moon landing."