Made In Italy Lyrics in English Ligabue

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Made In Italy by Ligabue from Italian to English.

Milan welcomes us with crossed arms

A half smile from Europe

Bologna's got an old station at its heart

And love songs for later

Venice sinking, beauty overflowing

Mystery abounds in Turin

Downtown Florence a girl dances and celebrates spring

There's a train that never stops

It never changes, never quits

It's a train that's never once been on time

All these lives

Here

Here in Made in Italy

That bit of heartache

And Rome breaks and comes back together

It's not how we think

There's an old bum who offers us a drink

Then he laughs at what we are

And Naples is an island always and forever

And you hug me tighter

You ask me what we're made of

'Cause you already know the answer

There's a train that never stops

It never changes, never quits

It's a train that's never once been on time

All these lives

Here

Here in Made in Italy

Under these moons

Here

All made in Italy

Beautiful as the sun

And in Bari and Palermo between heaven and hell

You can't always make a choice

The sea pushes, the coast tightens

The sign, once upon a time

It's a train that never stops

It never changes, never quits

It's a train that's never once been on time

All these lives

Here

Here in Made in Italy

Under these moons

Here

All made in Italy

Beautiful as the sun

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SONG MEANING

Hop on Ligabue’s rattling railway and whistle-stop your way through boot-shaped chaos! In Made In Italy the singer paints a fast-moving postcard of the country, zipping from the reserved half-smile of Milano to Bologna’s nostalgic station, from the sinking splendour of Venezia to Torino’s hush-hush mysteries. The chorus’ ever-late train barrels onward past Firenze’s street dancer, Roma’s cracks that mend themselves, and Napoli’s proud insularity, reminding us that every carriage is jam-packed with stories, accents, and contradictions that together spell Italian identity.

The never-on-time train is more than transport; it is a playful metaphor for Italy itself: stunning, stubborn, and irresistibly alive. Ligabue celebrates hearts that hurt a little yet shine “belli come il sole,” embracing the beauty in imperfection, the warmth in chance encounters, and the shared moonlight stretching from Bari to Palermo. The song invites learners to feel the rhythm of a country where history hugs modern life, where passion rarely runs on schedule, and where we are all passengers in the vibrant, imperfect adventure that is Made in Italy.

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Ligabue Made In Italy Lyrics