damigella | Five Song Meme 1/5 (Reply)

karaokegal gave me an Italian (i.e., not J,K,X,Y,Z) letter - since she's nice, she didn't choose H,Q or Z but F.

My first song is in Florence dialect and goes back to my childhood. My whole extended family used to find it very funny. I'll add a brief translation; you must all be familiar with the story that inspires it.

Warning: coarse language, blasphemy. Yes, I did listen to this with my parents when I was 8 or 9. This was a very popular singer, writing very funny, sometimes sad, and always very vulgar songs.

(I') FFATTACCIO (The) Crime

God tells Adam and Eve they can go and eat whatever they want, except for the forbidden tree. Eve, under the serpent's influence, brings the fruit to her husband. He first says no, then agrees saying "Oh fuck! [lit.: oh cock!], we shall see what happens."

"Oh Adam!" God sounded so angry that Adam wet himself and almost had a stroke. Adam said it was Eve, Eve said it was the serpent, and God told them they have to leave Paradise [lit.: get away at least three steps from me and from my balls - a common if inelegant way to say "I don't want to see you again."]

Adam and Eve left Paradise, cursing the serpent [lit.: may the serpent get a cancer!] and blaming each other. The angel cried "Shut up!" and banged shut the gate to the garden. Eventually Eve figured out she was very happy in her sweet Adam's arms. When she saw the angel again she told him "I'm not afraid of your ugly mug. You can take your Paradise and stick it up your ass!" [Note: Eve uses the respect form of you, like the German Sie or the French vous.]