Mina
Ero io, eri tu, era lei lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1970
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:34
Io
I
Oh Dio
Oh God
Mi divertiva tanto
I used to have so much fun
Come ero io
The way I was
Tempo in cui
A time when
Improvvisavo in testa
I would improvise in my mind
Storie
Stories
Su di te.
About you.
Oggi vado
Today I go
Ma non vedo più il pagliaccio in me,
But I no longer see the clown in me,
È rimasto là
It stayed there
E mi fa
And it makes me
Mi dispiace per te.
I'm sorry for you.
Ero io,
It was me,
Eri tu,
It was you,
Era ieri,
It was yesterday,
Quando tutto
When everything
Doveva venire,
Had to come,
Quando un sogno
When a dream
Poteva morire,
Could die,
E ne avevi
And you had
Trecento in più.
Three hundred more.
Ero io,
It was me,
Eri tu,
It was you,
Era ieri,
It was yesterday,
Quando
When
Non si poteva sapere
It couldn't be known
Che la festa
That the party
Doveva finire,
Had to end,
Si lo so
Yes, I know
Tu rinunci a capire
You give up on understanding
Ma ero io
But it was me
Mi spiace
I'm sorry
Eri tu.
It was you.
Oggi vado
Today I'm leaving
Ma non vedo più il pagliaccio in me
But I no longer see the clown in me
È rimasto là
It's left behind
E mi fa
And it makes me
Mi dispiace per te.
I'm sorry for you.
Ero io,
It was me,
Eri tu,
It was you,
Era ieri,
It was yesterday,
Quando tutto
When everything
Doveva venire,
Was meant to come,
Quando un sogno
When a dream
Poteva morire,
Could die,
E ne avevi
And you had
Trecento in più.
Three hundred more.
Ero io,
It was me,
Eri tu,
It was you,
Era ieri,
It was yesterday,
Quando
When
Non si poteva sapere
It wasn’t possible to know
Che la festa
That the party
Doveva finire,
Had to end,
Si lo so,
Yes, I know,
Tu rinunci a capire
You give up understanding
Ma ero io
But it was me
E mi spiace
And I'm sorry
Eri tu
It was you
Key vocabulary
- dio
- godA2
- divertiva
- amused
- tanto
- so muchA1
- tempo
- timeA1
- cui
- which
- improvvisavo
- improvised
- testa
- headA1
- storie
- storiesA1
- oggi
- todayA1
- vado
- I goA1
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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.”