Roma supporters are known for their unwavering passion and they have several ways to sing their side to success.
But have you ever wanted to join in with the chants, without knowing what they are or what they mean in English? Here’s a guide to some of the most popular chants from across the years – with translations so you can learn as you go along.
Giallorossa con la Lupa sopra al petto
One of the most popular songs in the stands throughout the 2023-24 season, this song makes strong reference to Roma’s famous colours and symbols and has a simple – but fast! – chorus after the main four lines.
Giallorossa, con la Lupa sopra al petto
Io di amarti non la smetto
Sei la squadra del mio cuor
Non mollare
Anche se poi giochi male
Noi saremo qui a cantare
Per la squadra del mio cuor
Alé Roma alé, alé Roma alé, alé Roma alé, Roma alé, Roma alé…
In English:
Red and yellow
With the she-wolf on the chest
I won’t stop loving you
You are the team of my heart
Don’t give up
Even if you play badly
We will be here to sing
For the team of my heart
Come on Roma (etc)
Se i tuoi colori sventolo
A slower, powerful chant that reverberated strongly during Roma’s run to glory in the 2021-22 Europa Conference League, there are only four lines to remember here, so it should be a good one for beginners – especially with its last line making use of the phrase ‘Forza Roma’, which effectively means ‘come on Roma’ and should be a part of every fan’s vocabulary.
Se i tuoi colori sventolo
I brividi mi vengono
Non mi stanco mai di te
Forza grande Roma alé
In English:
If your colours wave
The chills come to me
I will never get tired of you
Come on great Roma, come on
Camminerò insieme a te
One of the most popular chants recently has been ‘Camminerò insieme a te’, which was introduced in the 2019-20 season. It can be quite a mouthful to sing, but once you get used to the words, it should come together much easier.
Camminerò insieme a te
L’ AS Roma è la mia vita
Quando giochi sento che
Crescono i brividi dentro di me
Roma, lottiamo per la Roma
Tifiamo per la Roma
Sarò sempre con te
Passano gli anni,
Cambiano i giocatori
E anche i presidenti
Ma noi saremo qua
Questa è la lupa
Che batte sul mio petto
La Roma è il nostro amore
E noi siamo gli ultrà
Dai ROMA!
In English, this roughly translates to:
I will walk with you
AS Roma is my life
When you play
The shivers grow within me
Roma, we fight for Roma
We cheer for Roma
I will always be with you
The years pass
The players change
And the presidents too
But we will be here
This is the wolf
That beats on my chest
Roma is our love
And we are the ultras
Come on Roma!
Voglio solo star con te
A chant that was regularly heard during Roma’s run to the semi-finals in the 2017-18 Champions League, this song is set to the tune of Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus – having been adapted from the popular ‘Please don’t take me home’ chant sung by fans of British national teams.
It’s a fairly simple chant that makes frequent use of words like ‘Forza’ and ‘Alé’, which are used in a similar way to how an English fan would say ‘Come on’ or ‘Go on’ – often tagging on the ends of phrases as exclamations of support.
Roma alé
Forza Roma alé
Voglio solo star con te
Voglio vincere
E cantar per te
Forza, forza Roma alé
Which in English, equates to:
Come on Roma
Come on Roma
I just want to be with you
I want to win
And sing for you
Come on, come on Roma
Sei l’unica ragione
This is a short, simple chant that should be easy to learn. It makes use of the word ‘Daje’, a piece of Roman dialect derived from the Italian ‘Dai’, meaning ‘Come on’. ‘Daje Roma’ is a phrase every fan should be familiar with, and it finds itself right at the start of this song.
Daje Roma alé
Io che amo solo te
Sei l’unica ragione
Del mio modo d’essere
In English:
Come on Roma
I only love you
You are the only reason
Of my way of being
Daje Roma facci un gol
Another chant based on the ‘Daje Roma’ phrase, this is a song that took inspiration from South America around the 2016-17 season, but actually could be traced back to the notes of Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival (even if the tempo changes slightly for the chant).
Dentro lo stadio ti sostegno
Fuori io vado a caricar
Sicuro che dopo non mi pento
Sempre ti voglio accompagnar
Daje Roma facci un gol
Daje Roma facci un gol
Daje Roma, Daje Roma facci un gol
In English:
Inside the stadium I support you
Outside I go to charge
Sure that I won’t regret it later
I always want to accompany you
Come on Roma, score a goal
Come on Roma, score a goal
Come on Roma, come on Roma, score a goal
Forza grande Roma, lo sai che io ci sono
Inspired by a Boca Juniors chant, this song sounds wordy at first, but once broken down, it becomes easy enough to pick up. Due to its theme of always being with the team, it became poignant when fans were away from the stadium in times of lockdown and has remained relevant since their return.
Forza grande Roma
Lo sai che io ci sono
Lo sai che ci sarò in ogni momento
Con te io scendo in campo
I tuoi colori un vanto
La maglia che tu hai io la porto dentro
E io sono cresciuto con te
E io sono cresciuto col tuo nome
Questa Roma è il nostro grande amore
Se la segui e canti vincerà
In English:
Come on, great Roma
You know that I am there
You know that I will be there in every moment
With you I take to the pitch
Your colours are a source of pride
The shirt that you have, I wear inside
And I have grown up with you
And I have grown up with your name
This Roma is our great love
If you follow it and sing, it will win
Finchè vedrai, sventolar questa bandiera
One of the more modern chants, which has also been used by other teams, this chorus begins with a countdown, before breaking into the following.
Sì! Questa sera parto subito,
Prendo il treno delle undici,
Il biglietto non ce l’ho….
Caricherò!
Finchè vedrai
Sventolar questa bandiera,
Siamo gli ultras della Roma
e per sempre canterem!
In English:
Yes! This evening I depart straight away
I’ll take the 11 o’clock train
I don’t have a ticket
I will upload
As long as you see
Waving this flag
We are the ultras of Roma
And we will sing forever
C’è una ragione
A song that has built up over the years, the latter part came into chorus around the time of Roma’s third Scudetto, before the earlier bit was added later.
Voglia di stringersi un po’
Curva Sud Roma vecchie maniere
E si parlava di noi,
Di giorno e sera,
Alza al cielo la bandiera,
E grida forte
Roma vinci insieme a noi…
Se per innamorarsi ancora
Sosterrò sempre e solo la mia Roma
Lo sai perchè
Tutta la mia vita è giallorossa
C’è una ragione
Ho la Roma nel mio cuore
AS Roma io non vivo senza te
In English:
The will to tighten a little
Curva Sud Roma, old ways
And there was talk of us
At day and night
Raising the flag to the sky
And shouting loud
Roma wins together with us
To fall in love again
I will always and only support my Roma
You know why
All my life is yellow and red
There is a reason
I have Roma in my heart
AS Roma I can’t live without you
Forza grande Roma, non sarai mai sola
A chant derived from a popular Spanish song in early 2019, the lyrics once again remind the team of the fans’ undying support.
Forza grande Roma
Non sarai mai sola
Gioca ogni partita fino alla vittoria
Lotta con il cuore, senza aver paura
Non fermarti adesso dai combatti ancora
Roma!
Questa tua gente ti segue da sempre
La nostra Curva risponde presente
In English:
Come on, great Roma
You will never be alone
Play every game until victory
Fight with the heat, without having fear
Don’t stop yourself now, go fight again
Roma!
These, your people follow you forever
Our Curva answers as present
Maciniamo chilometri
Rewinding to a more historic chant, this song was aired towards the end of the 1980s, to the tune of Boney M’s Rivers of Babylon – and it can still occasionally be heard today.
Maciniamo chilometri
Superiamo gli ostacoli
Con la Roma
In fondo al cuor
In fondo al cuor!
In English:
We grind for kilometres
We overcome obstacles
With Roma
At the bottom of the heart
At the bottom of the heart!
Ale Ale Roma Alè
We’ll finish with some simpler songs that don’t need translating, simply because they mainly use words like ‘forza’ and ‘alè’ – and you know what they mean by now. This one in particular should be easy for anyone to pick up.
Ale ale Roma alè
Ale ale Roma alè
Ale ale Roma alè
Ale Roma alè
Forza Roma alè
Another of the easiest songs to pick up, this chant can repeat for a long period of time.
Alè
Forza Roma alè
Forza Roma alè
Forza Roma alè
Roma alè, Roma alè, Roma alè
Tutti insieme forza Roma alè
Yet another variation on the forza Roma alè theme, with the addition of ‘Tutti insieme” – a phrase meaning “all together” – this is sung to the tune of Go West by Pet Shop Boys – a recognisable melody that makes the chant easy to learn.
Alè, forza Roma alè
Alè, forza Roma alè
Alè, forza Roma alè
Tutti insieme forza Roma alè
Forza Roma, la Roma alè alè
Another song to a familiar backdrop, this chant is set to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine.
Alè alè, alè alè
Forza Roma, alè alè
Alè alè, alè alè
Forza Roma, alè alè
Forza Roma, la Roma alé alé
Roma alé alé
Roma alé alé
Forza Roma, la Roma alé alé
Roma alé alé
Roma alé alé
That is just a snap-shot of some of the main choruses heard from the Curva Sud. Feel free to leave a comment if there are any others you would like to be featured. Which are your favourites?
This article was originally published on 25th March 2020, and has been updated since to include some more recent chants.
Nice compilation, though I’ll say that as an old-school stadio fan, I noticed some of the chants are more recent. I would definitely add:
Sostenendo la mia fede
io mi sono convinto che
non c’è donna non c’è prete
perché in mente ho solo te;
Sosteniamo l’AS Roma con le braccia in su
in Italia in Europa non ci ferman più
AS Roma
AS Roma
As well as:
As Roma,
Io di giorno e notte,
In ogni stadio per te faccio A botte,
E me ne frego io della Diffida,
Perché la Roma è tutta la Mia vita,
E quando segna,
Esploderà il settore,
Alziam le braccia al nostro Grande amore,
As Roma,
As Roma alé…
In ogni caso, sei n’grande!! Daje…forza ROMA!