Mina
Quand'ero piccola lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 1968
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:55
Quand'ero piccola
When I was little
Dormivo sempre al lume di una lampada
I always slept by the light of a lamp
Per la paura della solitudine
Out of fear of loneliness
Paura che non m'ha lasciato mai
A fear that never left me
Nemmeno adesso che sei qui e dormi accanto a me
Not even now that you're here and sleeping next to me
Ma sento che i tuoi sogni ti allontanano
But I feel that your dreams pull you away
Perché per quelli che si amano non c'è, non c'è
Because for those who love each other, there isn't, there isn't
Lo stesso sogno da sognare in due
The same dream to share in two
Una donna è più sola
A woman is more alone
Quando l'uomo che ha vicino
When the man next to her
Non riesce a leggere
Can't read
Nei suoi pensieri
In her thoughts
Quand'ero piccola
When I was little
Dormivo sempre al lume di una lampada
I always slept by the light of a lamp
Per non restare sola adesso io vorrei, vorrei
To not be alone, now I would like, I would like
Sognare quel che stai sognando tu
To dream what you are dreaming too
Una donna è più sola
A woman is more alone
Quando l'uomo che ha vicino
When the man by her side
Non riesce a leggere
Can't read
Nei suoi pensieri
In his thoughts
Quand'ero piccola
When I was little
Quand'ero piccola
When I was little
Quand'ero piccola
When I was little
E dormi accanto a me
And sleep by my side
Ma sento che i tuoi sogni si allontanano
But I feel your dreams slipping away
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Key vocabulary
- solitudine
- solitudeB2
- allontanano
- they move awayB1
- sognare
- dreamB1
- dormivo
- sleeping
- lume
- light
- lampada
- lamp
- adesso
- nowA1
- dormi
- sleep
- sento
- I hear
- amano
- they loveA1
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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.”