Una Zebra a Pois: The 1955 Italian Novelty Song That Mina Made Her Own
This song was written by Lelio Luttazzi, Dino Verde and Marcello Ciorciolini, released in 1955. In 1960, the song was recorded and released as a single by singer Mina. The song was not a great success, peaking at number eighteen on the Italian chart for one week.
Lyrics
Per comporre una canzone commovente
Devi pensare a chi ti fa vibrare il cuore
Io l’ho scritta ed è davvero sorprendente
Pur non essendo una canzone d’amore
Dante si ispirò a Beatrice
Chi sarà la nostra ispiratrice?
Una zebra a pois
Me l’ha data tempo fa
Uno strano Maragià
Vecchio amico di papà
Una zebra a pois, beh, che c’è?
A pois, a pois, a pois
Una zebra a pois
È una grande novità
Assomiglia ad un sofà
Non a strisce, ma a pois
Una zebra a pois, beh, che c’è?
A pois, a pois, a pois
La chiederanno presto alla televisione
E le vorranno dedicare una canzone
Credo questa qua
Una zebra a pois
È una grande novità
Poverina, lei non sa
D’esser piena di pois
Una zebra a pois, beh, che c’è?
A pois, a pois, a pois
Pois, pois, pois, pois
Pois, pois, pois, pois
Pois, pois, pois, pois
Abracadabra, che è bella la mia zebra
Pois, pois, pois, pois
Pois, pois, pois, pois
Pois, pois, pois, pois
Ora vi ricanto la canzon
Una zebra a pois
Fortunato chi ce l’ha
Poverina, lei non sa
D’esser piena di pois
Una zebra a pois, beh, che c’è?
A pois, a pois, a pois
Una zebra
Una zebra
A pois
È tutto qua
Lyrics
To compose a moving song
You must think of who makes your heart beat fast,
I wrote it, and it’s truly surprising,
Even though it isn’t a love song.
Dante was inspired by Beatrice,
Who will be our own muse?
A polka-dotted zebra,
It was given to me long ago
By a strange Maharaja,
An old friend of my dad.
A polka-dotted zebra, well, so what?
With dots, with dots, with dots!
A polka-dotted zebra,
It’s a great new thing,
It looks a bit like a sofa,
Not with stripes, but with dots.
A polka-dotted zebra, well, so what?
With dots, with dots, with dots!
Soon they’ll want her on television,
And they’ll even dedicate her a song—
I think this one here!
A polka-dotted zebra,
It’s a great new thing,
Poor thing, she doesn’t know
That she’s covered in polka dots.
A polka-dotted zebra, well, so what?
With dots, with dots, with dots!
Dots, dots, dots, dots,
Dots, dots, dots, dots,
Dots, dots, dots, dots…
Abracadabra! How lovely is my zebra!
Dots, dots, dots, dots,
Dots, dots, dots, dots,
Dots, dots, dots, dots…
Now I’ll sing you the song again:
A polka-dotted zebra,
Lucky is the one who has her,
Poor thing, she doesn’t know
That she’s covered in polka dots.
A polka-dotted zebra, well, so what?
With dots, with dots, with dots!
A zebra…
A zebra…
With polka dots!
That’s all!
Source: Wikipedia
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