Italian Rap Songs

Here is a translation of the Italian rap song "MICKEY E MALLORY". It was written about Two lovers and the Italian rap "Star" (though he is really more underground and from Milano) used the story of a famous American movie Natural Born Killers in the video itself to show, I suppose, the madness of the two lovers he depicts in the song. I have done a quick translation. I may do more Italian translations in the future on this blog.. ......

I would recommend playing the video and reading along at once if possible. Otherwise it is no fun and the translation will appear ridiculous since I've not really made any attempt to make a "poetic" translation. It is a rap song you know? Anyways, I did it because I personally find this particular rap very moving... in fact I find many works from this particular artist Caneda very moving.... so if I do decide to do some more translations you will probably see they are all from his ouevre....

He has quite a story as both a rapper and also a street graffiti artist out there in the old peninsula.. Ciao...

Glasses of the sun,

only when it rains

My heart, is old 

But the shoes, new 

You are hating me, in this car,

I have the proof: 100 mph, many drugs, no fear 

I have beaten you, but I have loved you 

The car swerves, my love for you, no change

Cry! Here is why it rains,

Tonight so cold, but never like your heart

Cry, you hate me since 9 ... 

I have only music, not even a promoter

I know how to read your eyes, even if I lose poker

Well, in this life, things as beautiful as you, very few 

I continue to fly and to play

even without cards in hand

even without cards in hand 

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Smooth tires, the seatbelts

Only Gucci, baby 

While you cry, you have two wrinkles

Oh te devil is on the hood, he's laughing

the makeup falls from your eyes, tiger 

The brake pads just went 

The brake pads of broken dreams 

You've asked me to spit at you 

I want to bathe you, before we crash

The lights are on 

My eyes are spent, 

You love me but you lie 

I'll accelerate if you ask me to slow down

We are at 200mph, strange the trees look slow 

Maybe we are here now

To die with you, it was "top" 

I love you

I continue to fly and to play

even without cards in hand

even without cards in hand