Gigi der Geliebte [English translation]

Here comes Gigi the lover

Who lights our hearts on fire, eyes like velvet that give love

Gigi the lover, who moves us all

Who seduces us to think of sin

A great party started whenever he began

Zazà, Luna Caprese, O sole mio1

Gigi Giuseppe

But everyone called him Gigi the lover

The women were crazy for him, all of them

The baker's wife,

Who closed the shop every Tuesday, and

The notary's wife, a saint,

Who had never cheated on her husband before,

And the colonel's widow,

Who no longer wore the veil

Because he didn't like black

All of them, I tell you

Even me, until one day

From far away across the pond came a Miss

Who was rich and asked him

Come to Hollywood with me

Over there you'll be a star

Like Caruso was

So she said with fiery passion

And he fell for it and left us all alone

Our hearts broke when it was time to part

And yet we happily believed that his star would rise now

Gigi conquered America

The whole village sang along as he walked to the station

Here comes Gigi the lover

Who lights our hearts on fire, eyes like velvet that give love

Gigi the lover, who moves us all

Who seduces us to think of sin

And in front of the crowd he sang once more

Zazà, Luna Caprese, O sole mio

Many years he has been gone without word

"No news is good news," as the saying goes

We missed him a lot and it was so hard

Until we understood that he is gone

But often at night, when it's quiet

When our instruments have fallen silent

A hush goes through the room, like a sigh in a dream

And his voice is suddenly near

Who lights our hearts on fire, eyes like velvet that give love

Gigi

Gigi?

Is that you there in the dark?

I guess it didn't work out over there, eh?

So what! What do Americans know anything about apart from rock and twist

But Gigi, maybe you wanted Gigi l'Americano

Instead you are Giuseppe Fabrizio Luca Santini

You are Neapolitan

Can you hear it?

Can you hear them, Gigi?

Don't leave anymore

It's your audience

Sing

Sing, Gigi, sing, sing for them, sing for me

Bravo, sing, Gigi, Bravo, sing, sing

Carmela, Carmela, Carmela, have you heard that Gigi has arrived

Cesarina, Cesarina, come here, Gigi has arrived from Hollywood

But if I tell you that he's arrived, won't you come

Boy, boy, boy,

Run, tell uncle Gennaro

That uncle Gigi has arrived from America

Who lights our hearts on fire, eyes like velvet that give love

Gigi the lover, who moves us all

Who seduces us to think of sin

A great party started whenever he began

Zazà, Luna Caprese, O sole mio

Here comes Gigi the lover

1. These are three popular Italian songs.