Lucio Dalla
Per te lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2003
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:55
Per te, per te io morirei
For you, for you I would die
Davvero, lo farei
Really, I would do it
Per te io cambierei
For you, I would change
Tranquillo, onesto, virtuoso, pacato, ben visto
Calm, honest, virtuous, serene, well-regarded
Davvero, insisto
Really, I insist
Per te, io non lo so cosa farei
For you, I don't know what I would do
Sarei un angelo del cielo e prigioniero resterei
I would be an angel from heaven and remain a prisoner
Di ogni tuo gesto, ogni capriccio
Of every gesture of yours, every whim
Te lo giuro, imparerei
I swear to you, I would learn
Solo se avessi il tempo, dammi il tempo
Only if I had the time, give me the time
E tu vedrai cose che non immagineresti mai
And you will see things you could never imagine
Rose su rose, fino a che, sedotta, ti abbandonerai
Roses upon roses, until you succumb and let go
A me in ginocchio, come adesso
To me on my knees, just like now
Che non l'avevo fatto mai
That I've never done before
Vedi che piango
You see that I'm crying
Per te, io mi pettinerei
For you, I would style my hair
O chi lo sa, ma sì, mi sposerei
Or who knows, but yes, I would marry
Ho già l'età
I'm already of age
Farei contenti i miei
I would make my parents happy
Poi nel profumo del tuo letto, tu non sai cosa farei
Then in the scent of your bed, you don't know what I would do
Tanti bambini somiglierebbero a te, più a te che a me
Many children would resemble you, more you than me
Buoni e carini, non come me
Good and kind, not like me
Che non lo sono stato mai
Because I've never been that way
Lo sai perché, se te lo dico non ci crederesti mai
You know why, if I told you, you would never believe it
Non prendevo il latte da mia madre
I didn't drink milk from my mother
In più mio padre mi picchiava tutte le sere, non smetteva mai
Moreover, my father would hit me every night, he never stopped
Poi mi diceva che mi amava "da grande, un giorno, tu lo capirai"
Then he would tell me he loved me 'when you grow up, one day, you'll understand'
Ed è per questo che ogni volta che ci penso, e che t'incontro o ti rivedo
And that's why every time I think of it, and when I meet you or see you again
Come adesso, piango
Like now, I cry
Sarei un angelo
I would be an angel
Tranquillo, onesto, virtuoso
Calm, honest, virtuous
Per te, per te, per te, per te
For you, for you, for you, for you
Per te, per te, per te, per te
For you, for you, for you, for you
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Key vocabulary
- cosa
- thingA1
- davvero
- reallyA1
- letto
- bedA1
- mai
- neverA1
- ogni
- eachA1
- padre
- fatherA1
- poi
- thenA1
- sa
- knowsA1
- sai
- you knowA1
- sere
- eveningsA1
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About this song
Lucio Dalla was an Italian singer and composer in the pop and singer-songwriter tradition. He was known for his long recording career with major labels and for composing music for television and film.