Ring was a very popular song Abba released in 1973. It’s also the title of Abba’s first studio album. When it was originally released for the first time the Swedish group had not yet taken up its brand name.
Glossary and idioms
I was sitting by the phone/Ero seduta accanto al telefono
I was waiting all alone/tutta sola
Baby by myself I sit and wait and wonder about you/sola pensavo a te
It’s a dark and dreary night/è una notte scura e cupa
Seems like nothing’s going right/sembra che nulla vada bene
Won’t you tell me honey how can I go on here without you?/Mi vuoi dire come posso fare senza di te
Ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?/Telefona, telefona, perchè non mi chiami? Ring, ring, the happiest sound of them all/lo squillo il suono più felice di tutti Ring, ring, I stare at the phone on the wall/squilla, squilla, guardo al telefono sul muro And I sit all alone impatiently/siedo tutta sola impaziente Won’t you please understand the need in me/Non vuoi capire il bisogno che ho So, ring, ring, why don’t you give me a call?/Perciò telefona, telefona, chiamami
You were here and now you’re gone/Eri qui e ora non ci sei più Hey did I do something wrong?/Ho fatto qualcosa di sbagliato? I just can’t believe that I could be so badly mistaken/Non posso credere di essermi così tanto sbagliata Was it me or was it you?/E’stata colpa mia o tua? Tell me, are we really through?/Dimmi è davvero finita? Won’t you hear me cry and you will know that my heart is breaking/Non mi vuoi sentir piangere e capire che il mio cuore si sta spezzando
Please forgive and then forget/Ti prego perdona e dimentica Or maybe darling better yet, oh-oh/o forse caro può ancora migliorare fra noi
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