The Zecchino d’Oro song where meowing dogs and barking cats became childhood favorites
In this Italian song performed by Rosalba Labile and Carla Tommolini, presented at the Zecchino d’Oro in 1988, everything seems a little strange. A very small dog plays at being a cat, dreaming of going to university to learn how to meow and maybe… even purr! And the cat?
He, big and chubby, studies his part carefully because he wants to become… a dog! And what happens if these two quirky animals meet? Between laughter and teasing, there is only one thing to understand: everyone can learn to say “woof,” everyone can learn to say “meow”! Dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Lyrics
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Io ho un gatto che fa “bau” e un cane che fa “miao”
Ho un cane basso basso, anzi un bassotto
Sapete cosa vuole? Vuole fare il gatto!
Da grande vuole andare all’università
Perché vuole imparare, imparare a miagolar
E il giorno fa le prove come un grande attore
Che studia la sua parte tante tante ore
E gioca con la palla e salta sopra il letto
Fa pure un po’ le fusa e sale in cima al tetto
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Io ho un gatto che fa “bau” e un cane che fa “miao”
Ho un gatto grosso grosso, anzi un grassone
Sapete cosa vuole? Vuole fare il cane!
Da grande vuole andare all’università
Perché vuole imparare, imparare ad abbaiar
E il giorno fa le prove come un grande attore
Che studia la sua parte tante tante ore
Con l’osso sempre in bocca sapete cosa fa?
Lo caccia sotto terra e scodinzola qua e là
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Io ho un gatto che fa “bau” e un cane che fa “miao”
Un giorno i due animali si incontrarono di notte
Si presero un po’ in giro e si diedero le botte
Ma tante, tante, tante e tutte sul groppone
E senza che nessuno ne sapesse la ragione
Ma quando il gatto udì che il cane miagolava
E quando il cane udì che il gatto abbaiava
Capirono che ognuno può imparare a fare “bau”
Capirono che ognuno può imparare a fare “miao”
Anche io “bau bau”
Anche tu “miao miao”
Anche egli “bau bau”
Anche voi “miao miao”
Anche essi “bau bau, miao miao”
“Miao miao, bau bau”
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Io ho un gatto che fa “bau” e un cane che fa “miao”
E cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Cane e gatto, cane e gatto, chi l’ha detto che non si può?
Io ho un gatto che fa “bau” e un cane che fa “miao”
Lyrics
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
I have a cat that goes “woof” and a dog that goes “meow”
I have a very small dog, actually a dachshund
Do you know what he wants? He wants to be a cat!
When he grows up, he wants to go to university
Because he wants to learn, learn to meow
And during the day he rehearses like a great actor
Studying his part for many, many hours
And he plays with the ball and jumps on the bed
He even purrs a little and climbs to the top of the roof
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
I have a cat that goes “woof” and a dog that goes “meow”
I have a very big cat, actually a fat one
Do you know what he wants? He wants to be a dog!
When he grows up, he wants to go to university
Because he wants to learn, learn to bark
And during the day he rehearses like a great actor
Studying his part for many, many hours
With a bone always in his mouth, do you know what he does?
He hides it underground and wags his tail here and there
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
I have a cat that goes “woof” and a dog that goes “meow”
One night the two animals met
They teased each other a little and had a fight
Many, many, many times, all on their backs
And nobody knew why
But when the cat heard the dog meowing
And the dog heard the cat barking
They understood that everyone can learn to say “woof”
They understood that everyone can learn to say “meow”
I also go “woof woof”
You also go “meow meow”
He also goes “woof woof”
You all go “meow meow”
They go “woof woof, meow meow”
“Meow meow, woof woof”
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
I have a cat that goes “woof” and a dog that goes “meow”
And dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
Dog and cat, dog and cat, who said it’s impossible?
I have a cat that goes “woof” and a dog that goes “meow”
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