Mina
Era vivere lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1965
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:26
Quando c'eri tu, era vivere
When you were here, it was living
Allora, allora sì
Then, then yes
Non adesso che ho per me
Not now that I have for myself
Quel che voglio e che
What I want and that
Mi basta chiedere
I just need to ask
Lui mi fa sembrare tutto facile
He makes everything seem easy
Sta vicino a me e mi vuole bene
He stays close to me and cares for me
Ma non mi sento come quando c'eri tu
But I don't feel like I did when you were here
Quando era possibile
When it was possible
Che baciando te non vedessi più
That by kissing you I saw no more
Il mondo intorno a me
The world around me
Quando c'eri tu, era vivere
When you were here, it was living
Allora, allora sì
Then, then yes
L'ho capito solo adesso
I only understood it now
Son tornata in me
I've returned to myself
Ma è già tardi ormai
But it's already too late now
E non troverò mai più
And I'll never find again
Quelle cose che mi davi solo tu
Those things you only gave me
Ora non rimane che
Now there's nothing left but
Piangere e vivere
To cry and live
Senza più vivere
Without living anymore
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Key vocabulary
- adesso
- nowA1
- quel
- that
- vicino
- nearA2
- vuole
- wantsA1
- bene
- wellA1
- sento
- I hear
- possibile
- possibleA1
- baciando
- kissingC1
- vedessi
- saw
- mondo
- worldA1
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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.”