Italian Song "Il gatto e la volpe" (by Edoardo Bennato)+English translation

Описание: If you've watched Disney-Pixar's “LUCA”, you've heard this song!
In this video you will find out what the words mean, and much more!

0:00 - Il gatto e la volpe - Introduction
4:13 - Il gatto e la volpe- Song performance with English translation
7:09 - Il gatto e la volpe - Spoken English translation and explanations

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The original song, by Edoardo Bennato:
   • Il gatto e la volpe  

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Here you can learn about "Le avventure di Pinocchio", the TV series from the 1970's by director Luigi Comencini, starring Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica and "Franco e Ciccio" as Fox and Cat!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adv...)

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This video was shot by Michele of terroirfilms.it in the northernmost beach of the Mediterranean sea!
Can you guess (or google) where it is?

Now, you might be wondering...
We say “IL gatto” because “gatto” ends with an “O”, ergo it's a male noun, so we put “IL” in front of it, right?
But what about “VOLPE”? It has the article “LA”, so it's a female noun, then why isn't it “VOLPA” with an “A” at the end?
Well, the rule “O is male and A is female” has plenty of exceptions, and “volpe” is one of them. However there are tricks that will help you spot some “naughty” nouns, and you can find them here:
   • Sostantivi con la E  
   • Maschili con A e Femminili con O  

And I suppose that by now you've got used to my mistakes, so I've done my best to meet your expectations this time too. During the song, (around 4:52) there is a line that says “FA UN CONTRATTO E VEDRAI”, that “FA” should come with an apostrophe (like this: FA') because it's a shortening of “FAI”, imperative form.

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