Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

bellyfull of emptyness

Italian translation:

"...una pancia strapiena di nulla..."

Added to glossary by Vittorio Felaco
Mar 20, 2003 05:55
21 yrs ago
English term

bellyfull of emptyness

Non-PRO English to Italian Art/Literary
e' in una canzone hard rock (Skyclad). Mi sono sempre domandato come si potrebbe tradurre in italiano

Proposed translations

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"...una pancia strapiena di nulla..."

Mi sembra il modo migliore di rendere sia il senso che il bisticcio fra pieno e vuoto. Bisognerebbe conoscere meglio la canzone che io purtroppo non conosco.
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25 mins

pancia piena di vuoto

veramente, belly significa anche "cavita"; vedi un po tu quale va meglio, non conosco la canzone...
Peer comment(s):

agree Michele Galuppo
2 hrs
thnaks
agree giobron (X) : per favore: come si fa a cancellarsi dalla lista o almeno a sospendere l'invio di tante email. Devo assentarmi a lungo . Aiuto!!!! Giorgio Bronzetti [email protected]
3 hrs
agree rosalia (X)
4 hrs
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+1
31 mins

una spanciata/scorpacciata di vuoto

Nemmeno io conosco la canzone, però...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ali Beikian
53 mins
Grazie!
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+1
2 hrs

agree with other answers in literal sense

but remember that "bellyfull" in English can also have a figurative meaning "fed up", or "stufo" in Italian. Not sure if there is something colloquial in Italian that corresponds (except for perhaps the more vulgar reference to male body parts!).
In this case, "scorpacciata" seems more precise.
Peer comment(s):

agree manducci
3 hrs
neutral Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M. : It's a "bellyful of emptiness' - SP!
13 hrs
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3 hrs

alla fiera delle nullità

ecco uno dei miei voli pindarici....
dipende tutto da cosa ci sta prima e da cosa ci sta dopo, da cosa si riferisce, ecc...ciao ciao
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5 hrs

pancia sazia/strapiena di vuoto

I agree with Marie: 'bellyfull' has two meanings here:full and fed up(stufo)
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+2
10 hrs

too late...

...ma volevo postare il testo:

A Bellyfull Of Emptiness

I'M TWENTY SIX YEARS OLD - PLEASE TELL ME WHAT HAVE I GOT, A
MONOPOLY ON MISERY - I GUESS THAT'S MY LOT. TEN YEARS OF
EATING BULLSHIT LEAVES IT'S TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH, AND I THINK
THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO SPIT IT ALL OUT . . . . 'CAUSE AT THE
END OF THE TUNNEL I SEE A DOLE-QUEUE THAT'S BECKONING ME.
YES, LIVING HAND-TO-MOUTH IT CAN BE FUN FOR A WHILE, SIMPLE
THINGS PLEASE SIMPLE MINDS - DO YOU SEE ME SMILE ?. I'VE BROKE
MY BREAD AND FISHES - TURNED MY WATER TO WINE, BUT IÕM SICK
OF WALKING TIGHTROPE ON THE POVERTY LINE. I LEFT MY HOME
AND FAMILY - I'VE PAWNED ALL MY DREAMS, TOOK A SECOND
MORTGAGE ON MY SOUL TO FURTHER MY SCHEMES. NOW MY
BODY'S IN THE PAGES OF ''EXCHANGE AND MART' - TEN POUNDS OR
NEAREST OFFER FOR ONE SLIGHTLY BROKEN HEART. AND AT THE
END OF THE RAINBOW I FOUND A CROCK OF SHIT THERE ON THE
GROUND.

HAVE YOU HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ME
WE'RE ALL JUST WASTING OUR TIME ?. IF IT'S TRUE INSIDE EACH
CLOUD'S A SILVER LINING, WHY DOES IT SHINE ON OTHER LIVES BUT
NOT ON MINE ?. I'VE HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS - I'VE GOT A
POCKETFUL OF NOTHING AT ALL. IN REAL-LIFE FAIRY TALES THE
FROG STAYS A FROG, AND THE SERVING GIRL CAN'T BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.

YOU'RE NOT THE BELLE OF THE BALL - GET BACK IN YOUR CINDERS
AND CRAWL. HOW MANY OTHER FOOLS LIKE ME HAVE LOST THEIR
LIVES CONTRACTUALLY, BELIEVING THERE MUST BE FAR MORE THAN
NINE TO FIVE - THE FACTORY FLOOR ?. HAVE COUNTLESS
THOUSANDS WATCHED THEIR DREAMS CORRUPTED INTO THINGS
OBSCENE, BY MONEY-MINDED BASTARDS WHO DONÕT GIVE A DAMN
FOR ME OR YOU ?. NOW MY WALLET'S GETTING THINNER LIKE THE
HAIR ON MY HEAD - BY THE TIME I HIT THE 'BIG-TIME' I'LL BE BURIED
AND DEAD. TELL ME HOW CAN YOU RESENT ME FOR THE MONEY I'VE
SPENT - ON THE ONLY HABIT I INDULGE (THAT'S PAYING THE RENT) ?.
NO-ONE SAID THIS LIFE WAS EASY - CHRIST I'VE KNOWN THAT ALL
ALONG, BUT IT NEEDN'T BE THIS DIFFICULT - THAT'S WHY I WROTE
THIS SONG. THE SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK 'N'ROLL WERE NEVER
MEANT TO LAST - AND THE BAILIFFS KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR
DON'T NEED A BACKSTAGE PASS !. BE SURE THAT YOU READ
BETWEEN THEIR LINES, THERE ARE CLAWS IN THE CONTRACTS WE
SIGN.

HAVE YOU HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ME
WEÕRE ALL JUST WASTING OUR TIME ?. IF IT'S TRUE INSIDE EACH
CLOUD'S A SILVER LINING, WHY DOES IT SHINE ON OTHER LIVES BUT
NOT ON MINE ?. I'VE HAD A BELLYFUL OF EMPTINESS - I'VE GOT A
POCKETFUL OF NOTHING AT ALL. IN REAL-LIFE FAIRY TALES THE
FROG STAYS A FROG, AND THE SERVING GIRL CAN'T BE THE BELLE OF
THE BALL.
Peer comment(s):

agree Vittorio Felaco : Brava!
8 mins
non è il testo più triste che tu abbia mai letto? :-(
agree Clara Pomes : eppure gli skyclad quando li ho visti io erano tanto solari.. ^_^
17 hrs
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