Dove Si Balla Lyrics in English Dargen D'Amico

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Dove Si Balla by Dargen D'Amico from Italian to English.

I like dance music

Even an alien can learn it

And I like it, I like it, I like it

That I don't feel down anymore

I like it 'cause it reminds me of you

Of when you danced in the street

And I like it, I like it, I like it

Even though you're gone

Lately I sleep all the time even if I don't dream

No live shows, fleece on the couch

If you sleep too much you wake up dead

I agree

So where are we going?

Where do we dance

F*ck it and dance

Among the wreckage

Dance to stay afloat

In Mediterranean nightmares

What an ugly end for postcards

Our story's going down the drain

But who knows why we live if we don't dance

Come on, put on some dance music

So the windows of the house shake

And they can hear it, hear it, hear it

Even a relative from down south

Anyway tomorrow I don't work and I'll sleep all day

Hi, what's up? How long are you staying here in Milan?

But if he finds out, you're a dead man

I agree

We won't tell him

Where do we dance

F*ck it and dance

Among the wreckage

Dance to stay afloat

In Mediterranean nightmares

What an ugly end stuck at the border

Our story's going down the drain

But who knows why we live if we don't dance

Bridge

Finally I'm forty and I'm still hungry

I don't talk to my dog but there's a nice bond

And I'm also seeing someone

It's already three nights

Bridge

For now we eat together

But it looks good

Bridge

You can't make history if you're missing food

You took everything from me except my appetite

Every now and then, in the distance, I still hear music that goes

Pa-para-ra parara-pa-pa

Where do we dance

F*ck it and dance

Among the wreckage

Dance to stay afloat

In Mediterranean nightmares

What an ugly end for masks

Our story's going down the drain

But who knows why we live if we don't dance

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Dargen D’Amico’s “Dove Si Balla” is a cheeky love-letter to the power of dance music. The Milanese artist paints everyday scenes we all know—long days on the couch, masks, postponed plans—and throws in a simple remedy: turn the volume up and move. The chorus asks, “Where do we dance?” then answers itself with a rebellious “Forget it all and dance!” By picturing people shaking it “among the wreckage” and “to stay afloat,” Dargen shows how a thumping beat can lift us out of boredom, heartbreak, even Mediterranean nightmares.

Behind the playful synth hooks sits a deeper message: life keeps handing us uncertainty, yet rhythm gives us reason. The singer, now forty, jokes about not talking to his dog, sneaking around Milan, and still being “hungry,” but the appetite that truly matters is for living in the moment. “Dove Si Balla” reminds us that postcards fade, stories end, and sleep can feel empty—so why waste time? Put on the dance track, let the windows shake, and find freedom on the floor.

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Dargen D'Amico Dove Si Balla Lyrics