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La Noia lyrics literal + translation notes

---LITERAL--- How many drawings have I made? I stay here and look at them Nobody takes life This page is lazy ¹ I'm in a hurry And they told me that life is precious I wear it head-high on my neck ² My necklace doesn't have pearls of wisdom They gave me the coloured beads For little girls messed up with trauma To be unraveled slowly with rage Yet I'm having Easter, see? Zero drama ³ I almost switched cities again That staying still comes to me (comes to me) Boredom x4 I die without dying, these days used ⁴ I live without suffering, there is no greater cross All we can do is laugh during these burned nights A thorn crown will be dress code for my party ⁵ Ahh, it's the cumbia of boredom, mmm ⁶ It's the cumbia of boredom Total Ah, it's the cumbia of boredom It's the cumbia of boredom Total How many people see evil in things? It makes you want to run away as they start talking And I'd like to tell them that I'm fine, but then they look at me badly So I say it's difficult to making a living Business, you speak of business Meanwhile, I close my eyes to sign contracts, mmm Princess, he calls you "Princess" So now, stop washing the dishes I die without dying, these days used I live without suffering, there is no greater cross All we can do is laugh during these burned nights A thorn crown will be dress code for my party Ahh, it's the cumbia of boredom, mmm It's the cumbia of boredom Total Ah, it's the cumbia of boredom It's the cumbia of boredom Total So, do you write songs? Yes, songs of love And I don't want to bore you But someone has to sing them Cumbia, I dance cumbia If I risk tripping, at least I'll stop the boredom So, I'm having a party I'm having a party, since it's the only way to stop, to stop, to stop, ahhh Boredom x4 I die because dying makes the days more human ⁷ I live because suffering brings the greatest joys All we can do is laugh during these burned nights A thorn crown will be the dress code for my party It's the cumbia of boredom x2 Total Ah, it is the cumbia of the boredom It's the cumbia of boredom Total Total 1. "This page is lazy" while yes, "pigra" is lazy and is often used to describe people, from an English-speaking perspective, it can also be seen as the writing itself may be lazy. 2. "I wear it head-high on my neck" is quite literally the Italian version of wearing something "Proud on your shoulder/chest". 3. "Yet, I'm having Easter, see? Zero drama". Where they host Easter, yet, the family gathering has hidden drama. 4. "I die without dying, these days used". Where the singer (or rather, the character the singer is portraying), this line talks about how they're not dead, yet, everyday is a drag and nothing of note ever happens. Thus, making the days seem wasted as life just drags by, feeling like they're dead. 5. "A thorn crown will be dress code for my party". The thorn crown (or crown of thorns), is what Jesus wore in the Bible. The symbol was used as a mockery of him, so, this line may talk about how for their party, they'll wear a similar crown to be mocked at. 6. "It's the cumbia of boredom". Cumbia is a genre of music from Latin America. But what makes it ironic, is how cumbia music is traditionally more festive and emotional, so in a way, they contradict each other. Calling festive music often played at family gatherings boring, it may show how much tension there is in the family. 7. "I die because dying makes the days more human". This means to me that the singer/character wishes death, since during childhood and throughout their life, family issues have lead to trauma, which leads to overall disdain and bitterness with life. Then, they believe they'd able to feel human through death. - Nero

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