Michele Bravi joins Mida for the enchanting track Popolare. Antonio Caputo and Christian Prestato write the poetic lyrics about obsessive love. The vocalist delivers these words over music he arranged with Etta.
Released: May 23, 2025
Popolare
Michele Bravi | Mida
Popolare Lyrics English Translation by Michele Bravi | Mida
The lyrics writer uses physical objects like voodoo lips and black cherries to describe a captivating attraction. Michele Bravi sings, ‘like a prayer found in the coffee grounds,’ connecting romance to everyday fortune telling. The song mentions dancing with fate in city squares, mixing traditional passion with modern settings.
Michele BraviMichele Bravi
Labbra voodooVoodoo lips,
Che se mi baci io non respiro piùif you kiss me, I can’t breathe anymore.
Ti chiedo solamenteI’m only asking you,
Bocca d’amarena, soffia ancora su di melips like black cherries, breathe on me again.
Come una preghiera dentro i fondi di un caffèLike a prayer found in the coffee grounds.
Ah, che male che miAh, it hurts me so,
Ah, mi prendi e poi miAh, you take me and then you,
Mmh, adesso non miMmh, now don’t you…
Un cantoA song,
Popolare, popolare nella nottea folk song, echoing through the night.
Sale, sale col rumore delle piazzeIt rises, it rises with the noise of the city squares.
Passionalità folkloristicaA traditional kind of passion,
Per ballare, per ballare con la sorteto dance, to dance with fate.
Un canto popolareA folk song,
Con il fumo di un sigarowith the smoke of a cigar.
Voglio dimenticare che di te io non hoI want to forget that I have,
Niente, niente, nientenothing, nothing, nothing of yours.
Non mi rimaneI’m left with
Niente, niente, nientenothing, nothing, nothing.
ApupalepaleppaApupalepaleppa,
Cosa stai dicendo?What are you saying?
Dammi la felicitàGive me happiness.
Chiudo gli occhi e balloI close my eyes and dance.
Un canto popolare in una casa popolareA folk song in a public housing block.
Se mi tocchi puoi farmi quello che mi volevi fareIf you touch me, you can do whatever you wanted to do to me.
Non so cosa dire, non mi so più controllareI don’t know what to say, I can’t control myself anymore.
My God, dimmi cosa devo fareMy God, tell me what I should do.
Ah, che male che miAh, it hurts me so,
Ah, mi prendi e poi miAh, you take me and then you,
Mmh, adesso non miMmh, now don’t you…
Un cantoA song,
Popolare, popolare nella nottea folk song, echoing through the night.
Sale, sale col rumore delle piazzeIt rises, it rises with the noise of the city squares.
Passionalità folkloristicaA traditional kind of passion,
Per ballare, per ballare con la sorteto dance, to dance with fate.
Un canto popolareA folk song,
Con il fumo di un sigarowith the smoke of a cigar.
Voglio dimenticare che di te io non hoI want to forget that I have,
Niente, niente, niente, niente, niente, niente, nientenothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing of yours.
Nie-nie-niente, niente, niente, niente, niente, nienteNo-no-nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.
Ma-ma-mantra, le mie mani nel cieloMa-ma-mantra, my hands are in the sky.
Ma-ma-mambo, dimmi qual è il segretoMa-ma-mambo, tell me what the secret is.
Ma-ma-mantra, le mie mani nel cieloMa-ma-mantra, my hands are in the sky.
Ma-ma-ma, ma la tua boccaMa-ma-ma, but your mouth…
È un cantoIt’s a song,
Popolare, popolare nella nottea folk song, echoing through the night.
Sale, sale col rumore delle piazzeIt rises, it rises with the noise of the city squares.
Passionalità folkloristicaA traditional kind of passion,
Per ballare, per ballare con la sorteto dance, to dance with fate.
Un canto popolareA folk song,
Con il fumo di un sigarowith the smoke of a cigar.
Voglio dimenticare che di te io non hoI want to forget that I have,
Niente, niente, niente, niente, niente, niente, nientenothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing of yours.
Nie-nie-niente, niente, niente, niente, niente, nienteNo-no-nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing.
Popolare Music Video
If you want to understand ‘Popolare’, the lyrics describe an all consuming love that feels like a folk ritual. The Italian song is a hypnotic blend of romantic obsession and urban poetry.