I dischi non si suonano [English translation]

Hello, how's it going?

Are you alright, man?

Did you know that

Tonight I'll be performing for the aperitivo 1

I perform for it every Friday

You know, that cool, trendy pub

That one, I always perform there for the aperitivo

At seven sharp, I begin, excited, and play

You should see what type of people are there

Cool guys, they dance while I play

Sorry, I mean, maybe I misunderstood

What do you mean when you say that you'll be playing tonight?

'Cause, well, you know, you play two records in sync

Only in sync you know, you press play and then begin

'Cause if playing two songs in sync equals playing

I could easily walk the runway

For Armani, I don't know, Dolce and Gabbana 2

Or I could tell everyone Canalis3 loves me

You don't play records, they are already played 4

You don't play records, they are already played

Someone already played when they were recorded

You don't play records

You don't play records

You don't play records, they are already played

You don't play records, they are already played

Someone already played when they were recorded

You don't play records

You don't play records

Hey, brother! Did you know?

I would have never guessed

They hired me to be the DJ in a club

When I start playing, the whole club goes nuts

And the girls start to do their silky moves while I play

Tonight, if you feel like it, come around to say hello

Take it easy, no problem, I'll let you in

You know, since I started playing there, I'm basically in charge

They shower me with money to go and play

Still, I say, try to explain it to me

What do you mean when you say that you'll be playing tonight?

'Cause, well, you know, you play two records in sync

Only in sync you know, you press play and then begin

'Cause if playing two songs in sync equals playing 5

I could easily walk the runway

For Armani, I don't know, Dolce and Gabbana

Or I could tell everyone Canalis loves me

You don't play records, they are already played

You don't play records, they are already played

Someone already played when they were recorded

You don't play records

You don't play records

You don't play records, they are already played

You don't play records, they are already played

Someone already played when they were recorded

You don't play records

You don't play records

Hey, hey, hey, did you know my dear DJ, when we play we do it like this, listen

Hey, musician, you got it wrong

I fill the dancefloor with this scratch

Ok, ok, DJ, I'm in your heart

Though I can't help but think that

Think that, think that, think that

You don't play records, they are already played

You don't play records, they are already played

Someone already played when they were recorded

You don't play records

You don't play records

You don't play records, they are already played

You don't play records, they are already played

Someone already played when they were recorded

You don't play records

You don't play records

1. "Aperitivo" is kind of like the happy hour in the UK, except it's often more of a all-you-can-eat thing, not only related to alcohol - and it doesn't strictly last an hour. I honestly didn't know how to translate it and felt it was better to leave it as it was.2. Quite obviously, these are fashion brands.3. Elisabetta Canalis is an Italian actress and model. Putting the article 'la' before the surname/name is a slang thing people here do, mostly Northerners, though.4. The sentence is impersonal,

a more literal translation could be 'records are not to be played', I think, but it was even worse than using 'you', so, yeah. It's a play on words on the fact that when you play a record you don't actually *play* it yourself, since someone already did when it was recorded, implying that anyone could do it since it takes little to no effort to put on a record and "play" it. It is explained in the following lines.5. Equals performing.