Quasi 18 (Almost 18 years old), sung by In Arte Gibilterra was played in the fourth episode of Musitaly: Against the War & Youth.
This is a song about the hopes and fears of a teenager close to her 18 birthday. This age is pretty important for the Italian teenager because it represents the first step toward adulthood. The same age to get a driver license and the same age you think you can do whatever you want.
In Arte Gibilterra – Quasi 18 [Original Version]
Che cosa c’era prima
del sabato sera
Una chiacchiera diversa,
una piazza mai vista
Quanti anni hai
Dimmi di che segno sei
E come sei finita in pigiama
A mezzanotte
No, non é
Un periodo semplice lo so
Ma non é
Un’eta’ difficile vedrai
Vedrai che scoperai
Mai dire mai
Pasticche nella Sprite
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai, Mai
Mai, Mai, Mai
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai
Mai, Mai, Mai
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai
No, non é
Un periodo, semplice lo so
Vorrei fosse piú facile
Ed io un pó piú fragile
Vorrei esplodere
tra tutte queste regole
Scriviamo un pó di favole
sul tuo letto di lacrime
No, non é
Un periodo semplice lo so
Ma non é
Un’eta’ difficile vedrai
Vedrai che scoperai
Mai dire mai
Pasticche nella sprite
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai, Mai
Mai, Mai, Mai
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai
Mai, Mai, Mai
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai
Non ti risponde mai
Mai, Mai
In Arte Gibilterra – Quasi 18 [English Translation]
What was there
before the Saturday night
A different chat,
a square never seen before
How old are you
Tell me what’s your zodiac sign
And how you ended up with your pyjamas
At midnight
No this is not
An easy time I know
But this is not
A difficult age, you will see
You will see that you will have sex
Never say never
Tablets in the Sprite
He never answers to you
Never, Never, Never
Never, Never, Never
He never answers to you
Never, Never
Never, Never, Never
He never answers to you
Never, Never
No this is not
An easy time I know
I wish it were easier
And I a little more frail
I would like to blow up
among all these rules
Let’s write some fairy tales
on your bed of tears
No this is not
An easy time I know
But it is not
A difficult age you will see
You will see that you will have sex
Never say never
Tablets in the sprite
He never answers to you
Never, Never, Never
Never, Never, Never
He never answers you
Never, Never
Never, Never, Never
He never answers you
Never, Never
He never answers to you
Never, Never
