Mina
Se telefonando lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1966
- Genre
- Italian Pop
- Length
- 3:03
Lo stupore della notte
The wonder of the night
spalancata sul mar
wide open to the sea
ci sorprese che eravamo sconosciuti
caught us off guard as strangers
io e te.
you and me.
Poi nel buio le tue mani
Then in the darkness, your hands
d'improvviso sulle mie,
suddenly on mine,
è cresciuto troppo in fretta
this love of ours grew too fast
questo nostro amor.
too quickly.
Se telefonando
If by calling
io potessi dirti addio
I could say goodbye to you.
ti chiamerei.
I would call you.
Se io rivedendoti
If seeing you again
fossi certa che non soffri
I were sure that you don't suffer,
ti rivedrei.
I would see you again.
Se guardandoti negli occhi
If looking into your eyes
sapessi dirti basta
I could tell you enough,
ti guarderei.
I would gaze at you.
Ma non so spiegarti
But I can't explain to you
che il nostro amore appena nato
that our love, just born,
è già finito.
is already over.
Se telefonando
If by calling
io volessi dirti addio
I wanted to say goodbye to you
ti chiamerei.
I would call you.
Se io rivedendoti
If by seeing you again
fossi certa che non soffri
I were sure that you wouldn't suffer
ti rivedrei.
I would see you again.
Se guardandoti negli occhi
If by looking into your eyes
sapessi dirti basta
I could tell you to stop
ti guarderei.
I would look at you.
Ma non so spiegarti
But I can't explain it to you
che il nostro amore appena nato
that our love, just born
è già finito
is already over
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Key vocabulary
- stupore
- astonishment
- notte
- nightA1
- spalancata
- wide-open
- mar
- sea
- sorprese
- surprisesB1
- basta
- enoughA1
- certa
- certainA1
- cresciuto
- grownA1
- mani
- handsA1
- occhi
- eyesA1
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.”