La bambola – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Patty Pravo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the iconic Italian pop song "La bambola" by Patty Pravo. Learn about its journey from being rejected by other artists to becoming a massive hit that defined an era. The song's powerful lyrics offer a timeless message of female empowerment and self-respect, making it a great piece to understand themes of independence in Italian music.

[English]

You spin me around, you spin me around

As if I were a doll

And then you throw me down, then you throw me down

As if I were a doll

You don’t notice when I cry

When I’m sad and tired, you

Only think about yourself

No, boy, no, no, boy, no

Don’t laugh at my love

I’m done playing when you play

You know how to hurt me so much it makes me cry

From tonight, my life

Will never be in a boy’s hands again

I won’t let it happen anymore

No, boy, no

You won’t put me

With those ten dolls

That you don’t like anymore

Oh no, oh no!

You spin me around, you spin me around

As if I were a doll

Then you throw me down, then you throw me down

As if I were a doll

You don’t notice when I cry

When I’m sad and tired, you

Only think about yourself

No, boy, no

You won’t put me

With those ten dolls

That you don’t like anymore

Oh no, oh no!

You spin me around

You spin me around

Then you throw me down

Then you throw me down

You spin me around

You spin me around

Then you throw me down

Then you throw me down

You spin me around

You spin me around

[Italian]

Tu mi fai girar, tu mi fai girar

Come fossi una bambola

E poi mi butti giù, poi mi butti giù

Come fossi una bambola

Non ti accorgi quando piango

Quando sono triste e stanca, tu

Pensi solo per te

No ragazzo, no, no ragazzo, no

Del mio amore non ridere

Non ci gioco più quando giochi tu

Sai far male da piangere

Da stasera la mia vita

Nelle mani di un ragazzo, no

Non la metterò più

No ragazzo, no

Tu non mi metterai

Tra le dieci bambole

Che non ti piacciono più

Oh no, oh no!

Tu mi fai girar, tu mi fai girar

Come fossi una bambola

Poi mi butti giù, poi mi butti giù

Come fossi una bambola

Non ti accorgi quando piango

Quando sono triste e stanca, tu

Pensi solo per te

No ragazzo, no

Tu non mi metterai

Tra le dieci bambole

Che non ti piacciono più

Oh no, oh no!

Tu mi fai girar

Tu mi fai girar

Poi mi butti giù

Poi mi butti giù

Tu mi fai girar

Tu mi fai girar

Poi mi butti giù

Poi mi butti giù

Tu mi fai girar

Tu mi fai girar

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bambola /ˈbambola/ A1	noun - doll
girare /dʒiˈraːre/ A2	verb - to turn
buttare /butˈtare/ B1	verb - to throw
triste /ˈtriste/ A2	adjective - sad
amore /aˈmoːre/ A2	noun - love
vita /ˈvita/ A1	noun - life
mano /ˈmano/ A1	noun - hand
ragazzo /raˈɡattso/ A2	noun - boy
piangere /ˈpjanʤere/ B1	verb - to cry
gioco /ˈdʒoko/ A2	noun - game
mettere /ˈmettere/ B1	verb - to put
accorgere /akˈkordʒere/ B2	verb - to notice
solo /ˈsolo/ A1	adverb - only
piacere /pjaˈtʃere/ B1	verb - to please