Mina
Giochi d’ombre lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:46
Controluce rivedo te
In the backlight, I see you again
riflesso nel sole,
reflected in the sun,
ombra lieve
a gentle shadow
rivedo te
I see you again
riflesso nel mare,
reflected in the sea,
la luna sopra me
the moon above me
disegna un'immagine
draws a picture
del viso che amo
of the face I love
come se
as if
io ti avessi accanto a me.
I had you by my side.
Giochi d'ombre che stringo a me
Shadow games that I hold close to me
sei vivo nel sogno
You're alive in the dream
irreale non sei per me
Unreal, you're not to me
amore lontano
Distant love
chissà se anche tu
Who knows if you too
ti senti distruggere
Feel yourself breaking
perdere
Losing
solo senza me, amor.
Alone without me, love.
Giochi d'ombre che stringo a me
Shadow games that I hold close to me
sei vivo nel sogno
You're alive in the dream
irreale non sei per me
unreal, you're not for me
amore lontano
love from afar
chissà se anche tu
who knows if you too
ti senti distruggere
feel yourself falling apart
perdere
losing
solo senza me, amor
alone without me, my love
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Key vocabulary
- vivo
- aliveA1
- controluce
- backlight
- rivedo
- see again
- riflesso
- reflectionB2
- sole
- sunA1
- ombra
- shadowA2
- lieve
- slightB2
- mare
- seaA1
- luna
- moonB1
- sopra
- aboveA1
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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.”