Mina
Adagio lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:33
Adagio
Slowly
Parla piano stasera
Speak softly tonight
O gli altri capiranno di noi
Or the others will understand about us
Balliamo
Let’s dance
Ma non stringerti ancora
But don’t hold her too tight yet
Nel buio vedo gli occhi di lei
In the dark, I see her eyes
Adagio
Slowly
No, non farle capire
No, don't let her understand
Che il cuore scoppia dentro di noi
That our hearts are bursting inside us
Non deve cominciare a soffrire
She mustn't start to suffer
Se t'amo non è colpa di lei
If I love you, it’s not her fault
Amore non guardarmi
Love, don't look at me
Così non puoi guardarmi
This way you can't look at me
Oppure non ce la farò
Or I won't make it
Sul collo il tuo respiro
Your breath on my neck
Ormai mi fa impazzire
By now it drives me crazy
Ti prego non lo fare, no
I beg you, don’t do it, no
O morirò
Or I'll die
Morirò
I will die
Lontano sento battere l'ora
Far away, I feel the hour ticking
Il mondo è là fuori e lo sai
The world is out there and you know it
Adagio
Slowly
Piangi adagio stasera
Cry softly tonight
Nel mondo tu ritorni con lei
In the world you return with her
Amore non guardarmi
Love, don't look at me
Così non puoi guardarmi
This way you can't look at me
Oppure non ce la farò
Or else I won't make it
Sul collo il tuo respiro
Your breath on my neck
Ormai mi fa impazzire
By now it's driving me crazy
Ti prego non lo fare, no
Please, don't do it, no
O morirò
Oh, I'll die
Morirò
I'll die
Morirò
I'll die
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Key vocabulary
- capire
- understandA1
- cominciare
- to beginA1
- cuore
- heartA1
- deve
- mustA1
- occhi
- eyesA1
- parla
- speaksA1
- adagio
- slowly
- stasera
- tonightB2
- altri
- othersA1
- capiranno
- will understand
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About this song
Mina, Italian vocalist and performer, is known for Italian pop that incorporates R&B, bossa nova, jazz, and disco. She is recognized for her influential mid-century breakthrough and a sustained chart-topping career marked by major hits such as “Tintarella di Luna” and “Grande, Grande, Grande.”