Mina
Soltanto ieri lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Italian
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1962
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:25
Camminavano
They walked
Tenendosi per mano
Holding hands
Sotto la luna
Under the moon
Soltanto ieri
Just yesterday
E sorridevano
And they smiled
Tracciando a piedi nudi
Leaving barefoot prints
Orme di cielo
Of the sky
Soltanto ieri
Just yesterday
Invisibili dita
Invisible fingers
Sfioravano arpe di vento
Brushed against harps of wind
Mentre due bocche si cercavano
While two mouths were searching for each other
Si volevano
They wanted each other
Ma una nuvola
But a cloud
Sospinta dal destino
Driven by fate
Coprì la luna
Covered the moon
E tutto finì
And everything ended
Ma una nuvola
But a cloud
Sospinta dal destino
Driven by fate
Coprì la luna
Covered the moon
E tutto finì
And everything ended
Ora vanno delusi
Now they walk away disappointed
Indifferenti
Indifferent
Per strade separate
On separate paths
Coi loro pensieri
With their own thoughts
Ed io rivedo ciò che fu
And I see again what was
Soltanto ieri
Just yesterday
Sembra impossibile
It seems impossible
Soltanto ieri
Just yesterday
Sembra impossibile
It seems impossible
Soltanto ieri
Just yesterday
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Key vocabulary
- camminavano
- were walking
- tenendosi
- holding
- mano
- handA1
- sotto
- underA1
- luna
- moonB1
- soltanto
- onlyA1
- ieri
- yesterdayA1
- sorridevano
- were smiling
- tracciando
- tracingB2
- piedi
- feetA2
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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.”