Boogie [English translation]

A couple of notes and the refrain was already in the skin of those two,

her body was sending blasts of African heat, he looked like a crocodile

the saxophones were pushing like cyclists in a sprint

and the song unfolded, sinking deeper into the air

The two went on, from her rose a scent of colonials,

that came to him like from one of those old grocery shops

that kept their doors open to the spring

Somebody around started coughing,

the huge fan buzzed from the ceiling, dead tired,

the saxophones mesmerised from her movements came

sounds of rubber, from him of patent leather

The lights darted on the Asian face of the cashier girl

smoking menthol cigarettes, others sneezed without malice,

and the song went on elegantly, the band was going, was taking off

The musicians were blending with the ceiling and the floor

only the drummer in the shade kept gazing with a mean look in his eyes,

those two were neat dancers, a new cashier was replacing the first one,

this one had wolf's eyes and chewed on Alaskan mints,

That music kept going and it was a song that said and said not,

the band was swaying like a palm grove in front of a revered sea,

those two knew by heart what they were getting at

A fifth character hesitated before sneezing,

then vanished into nothing

It was an adult world

we made mistakes like professionals

• Artist:Paolo Conte