Paroles et traduction Dick Annegarn - Modigliani

Modigliani

La donna des donnas te donna
La vie et l'éclat
Un jour où faillit faillir papa
Un jour de tracas

Chance que ta mère soit Italienne
Chance que la mamma te couva

Maudit, maudit Modigliani
Faut dire "mia cara Italia"

Via della Scala fréquenta
Rat parmi les rats
Et c'est là que tu t'inoculas
La tubercula

Chance d'avoir fait convalescence
Chance d'avoir pu voir Pompeï

Maudit, maudit Modigliani
Faut dire "mia cara Italia"

La vie de Paris te fascina
Braque et Picabia
Femme offerte aux plis de ton sofa
Jusqu'au bout des doigts

Chance que t'aies mêlé tes pinceaux
Chance que t'aies connu Picasso

Maudit, maudit Modigliani
Faut dire "mia cara Giovanna"

Modigliani

The woman of women gave you
Life and brilliance
One day when dad almost failed
A day of worry

Lucky your mother was Italian
Lucky that mamma fussed over you

Damned, damned Modigliani
It must be said "mia cara Italia"

You often visited Via della Scala
A rat among rats
And that's where you got it
Tuberculosis

Lucky you convalesced
Lucky you got to see Pompeii

Damned, damned Modigliani
It must be said "mia cara Italia"

You were fascinated by life in Paris
Braque and Picabia
A woman offered to you on the folds of your sofa
To your fingertips

Lucky you mixed your paintbrushes
Lucky you met Picasso

Damned, damned Modigliani
It must be said "mia cara Giovanna"