Up & Down
Bepi & the Prismas Lyrics
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Di ólte I tire töce mate, di ólte i sa stremés
Ol bèl piö bèl, ol bèl lè relatìf
Si ma dà sìch agn de piö i è mia catìf
Mèi n di anta col pil grìs che lecàs zo mai i barbìs
Öna casa de 7up per trì butìglie de Moscàt
Salte sö piö, salte sö piö a schisà a canestro,
Ma tranquillo rüse amò e pò a con dü certo estro!
Up and down, só zamò üsàt!
Lè sèmper issé, innàcc e ndré
Mè fala ndà bé töcc i dé
Ol Bepi al ma piasìa piö prima: piö gnorànt e meno sìma
Mé sa lès cunusìt prima nvece sarès stacc gnè ü sò fan (ah sè?)
La tele la ta porta sö (sé sé), ma dischi ta nna endet piö
Ghél chi ché cal sa mia chi ca só, chi caso sói
Ol negativo l sirca sèmper de tràt zo n tèra
Al völ vedìt in guèra, perdìda li spéra
Nént a li sparès, nént al rìa dal negót
2 6 o 6 2 l fa sèmper vòt
Up and down
Dala mé finestra arde sèmper chi paghér
Che ga zügàe de bócia al sömèa iér
Quando ma metìe lé a cüntà i àlber de Nedàl
E grant a ghìe mia frèssa de dientàl
A só piö ü matèl, ma só amò chèl
E dopo l bröt tép l vé amò bèl
Up and down...
The song "Up & Down" by Bepi & the Prismas is sung in a Venetian dialect, and its lyrics are not easily understandable to those who do not speak the language. The song talks about various experiences in life and how everything has its ups and downs. The first verse talks about how the singer went to a party and had some drinks, but when he got home, he felt a bit down. He talks about how beauty is relative and how he is not as bad as he thinks he is. He then talks about his basketball skills and how he can jump higher nowadays.
In the second verse, the singer talks about how he likes himself more when he was ignorant and less smart. He talks about how he met people before and found out they were not as good as he thought they were. He goes on to say that music is better than television, and negativity always surrounds him. The final lines of the song are about how no matter what happens, they will always have their ups and downs in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Iér ghìe vinte fretole, incö i è doma dès
Yesterday I caught twenty frogs, but now they're all gone.
Di ólte I tire töce mate, di ólte i sa stremés
From above, I drink yerba mate, from above I feel the stress.
Ol bèl piö bèl, ol bèl lè relatìf
What's beautiful is more beautiful, what's beautiful is relative.
Si ma dà sìch agn de piö i è mia catìf
If I give you six more years, I'll be wicked.
Mèi n di anta col pil grìs che lecàs zo mai i barbìs
I have a friend with a grey beard that he never trims.
Öna casa de 7up per trì butìglie de Moscàt
A bottle of Moscato is worth three bottles of 7up.
Salte sö piö, salte sö piö a schisà a canestro,
Jump higher, jump higher to dunk the basketball,
Ma tranquillo rüse amò e pò a con dü certo estro!
But stay calm and with a certain inspiration, we can do it!
Up and down, mè ca to sa üset
Up and down, this is how it's done.
Up and down, só zamò üsàt!
Up and down, we still use it!
Lè sèmper issé, innàcc e ndré
We're always here, forward and backward.
Mè fala ndà bé töcc i dé
But let's go well for all day.
Ol Bepi al ma piasìa piö prima: piö gnorànt e meno sìma
Bepi used to like me more before: more ignorant and less wise.
Mé sa lès cunusìt prima nvece sarès stacc gnè ü sò fan (ah sè?)
But if we had met before, would we still be each other's fans? (Ah, who knows?)
La tele la ta porta sö (sé sé), ma dischi ta nna endet piö
Television brings you up (yes, yes), but records satisfy you more.
Ghél chi ché cal sa mia chi ca só, chi caso sói
Who's here that's not who they are, who am I in any case?
Ol negativo l sirca sèmper de tràt zo n tèra
Negativity always surrounds us on the ground.
Al völ vedìt in guèra, perdìda li spéra
Whoever wants to see war hopes to lose.
Nént a li sparès, nént al rìa dal negót
I shoot at nothing, I laugh at business.
2 6 o 6 2 l fa sèmper vòt
2 6 or 6 2 always makes zero.
Up and down
Up and down.
Dala mé finestra arde sèmper chi paghér
Outside my window, something always burns who pays.
Che ga zügàe de bócia al sömèa iér
I played with my neighbors yesterday.
Quando ma metìe lé a cüntà i àlber de Nedàl
When they told me about the trees of Neddle.
E grant a ghìe mia frèssa de dientàl
I got a lot of toothache from it.
A só piö ü matèl, ma só amò chèl
I only have one tablecloth, but it's beautiful.
E dopo l bröt tép l vé amò bèl
And after washing it, it's even more beautiful.
Up and down...
Up and down...
Writer(s): Nina M Stone
Contributed by Grayson R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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