5 Gocce – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Irama, Rkomi

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of Italian music with "5 Gocce" by Irama and Rkomi, a powerful and emotive song that offers a unique window into contemporary Italian pop. Through its poignant lyrics and captivating synth-pop sounds, you can explore common Italian expressions related to emotions, relationships, and introspection. The song's blend of modern production and heartfelt storytelling makes it an excellent choice for language learners to pick up new vocabulary and appreciate the nuances of the Italian language in a relatable context.

[English]

♪ It's been a few nights that I can't (ah, ah) ♪

♪ Close my eyes in bed (ah, ah) ♪

♪ When I told you: "It's just sex", but (ah, ah) ♪

♪ I don't know if I'm lying or if it's just the Lexotan, oh no (ah) ♪

♪ And I've never seen the dawn before you ♪

♪ But I would like to die for the effect it has ♪

♪ If love kills then kill me yourself ♪

♪ Under the covers, ah, I feel nothing ♪

♪ And in the glass, five drops fall ♪

♪ Tonight I want to be alone ♪

♪ And I don't know if it's me, but I get bored with your friends ♪

♪ So sweet, if I close my eyes it feels like I'm flying ♪

♪ So sweet, just like you, oh ♪

♪ With you in the sheets, behind an archive of lights ♪

♪ I should take note of everything you say ♪

♪ A precise incision, I don't have fun otherwise ♪

♪ Filtering through those cracks to never see each other again ♪

♪ Get out of the box passing through the wires ♪

♪ Baby, kill me yourself, but not before I write ♪

♪ You breathe softly to avoid making noise ♪

♪ The sound of five drops ♪

♪ That in the glass, and in the glass, five drops fall ♪

♪ Tonight I want to be alone ♪

♪ And I don't know if it's me, but I get bored with your friends ♪

♪ So sweet, if I close my eyes it feels like I'm flying ♪

♪ So sweet, just like you, oh ♪

♪ When I'm with you I don't know what it is ♪

♪ What I have, but I fall in love and you fall in love ♪

♪ And from your eyes fall ♪

♪ Five drops, tonight I want to be alone ♪

♪ And I don't know if it's me, but I get bored with your friends, eh, eh, eh ♪

♪ So sweet, if I close my eyes it feels like I'm flying, eh ♪

♪ So sweet, just like you ♪

[Italian]

♪ È un po' di notti che non riesco a (ah, ah) ♪

♪ Chiudere gli occhi dentro al letto da (ah, ah) ♪

♪ Quando ti ho detto: "È solo sesso", ma (ah, ah) ♪

♪ Non so se mento o è solo il Lexotan, oh no (ah) ♪

♪ E non ho mai visto l'alba prima di te ♪

♪ Ma vorrei morire per l'effetto che fa ♪

♪ Se l'amore uccide allora uccidimi te ♪

♪ Tra le coperte, ah, non provo niente ♪

♪ E nel bicchiere cadono cinque gocce ♪

♪ Questa notte voglio stare da solo ♪

♪ E non so se, se sono io, ma coi tuoi amici mi annoio ♪

♪ Così dolce, se chiudo gli occhi poi mi sembra che volo ♪

♪ Così dolce, come sei tu, oh ♪

♪ Con te nelle lenzuola, dietro un archivio di luci ♪

♪ Dovrei prendere nota di tutto quello che dici ♪

♪ Un'incisione precisa, non mi diverto sennò ♪

♪ Filtrare da quelle crepe per non rivedersi più ♪

♪ Esci dalla cassa passando dai fili ♪

♪ Baby, uccidimi te, ma non prima che scriva ♪

♪ Respiri piano per non far rumore ♪

♪ Il suono di cinque gocce ♪

♪ Che nel bicchiere, e nel bicchiere cadono cinque gocce ♪

♪ Questa notte voglio stare da solo ♪

♪ E non so se, se sono io, ma coi tuoi amici mi annoio ♪

♪ Così dolce, se chiudo gli occhi poi mi sembra che volo ♪

♪ Così dolce, come sei tu, oh ♪

♪ Quando sono con te non lo so che cos'è ♪

♪ Che cos'ho, ma io mi innamoro e tu t'innamori ♪

♪ E dai tuoi occhi cadono ♪

♪ Cinque gocce, questa notte voglio stare da solo ♪

♪ E non so se, se sono io, ma coi tuoi amici mi annoio, eh, eh, eh ♪

♪ Così dolce, se chiudo gli occhi poi mi sembra che volo, eh ♪

♪ Così dolce, come sei tu ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
notte /ˈnɔtte/ A2	noun - night
cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ B1	noun - heart
goccia /ˈɡɔtʃa/ A2	noun - drop
amore /aˈmore/ A2	noun - love
sesso /ˈsɛsso/ A2	noun - sex
mento /ˈmɛnto/ B1	noun - chin
alba /ˈalba/ B1	noun - dawn, sunrise
effetto /efˈfɛtto/ B2	noun - effect
amore /aˈmore/ A2	noun - love
coperte /koˈpɛrte/ B1	noun - blankets
bicchiere /biˈkjiɛːre/ A2	noun - glass (for drinking)
notte /ˈnɔtte/ A2	noun - night
amici /aˈmitʃi/ B1	noun - friends
volo /ˈvoːlo/ A2	verb (also noun: flight, colloquial) - to fly; flight

Key Grammar Structures

• quando ti ho detto: "È solo sesso", ma

  ➔ Past tense of 'dire' (to tell) in 'ti ho detto' (I told)

  ➔ 'ho' is the auxiliary verb used in the present perfect tense in Italian, combined with past participle 'detto' to indicate an action completed in the past.

• E non ho mai visto l'alba prima di te

  ➔ Nejlépe, the negation of 'ho visto' (I have seen) with 'mai' (never)

  ➔ 'mai' is used to emphasize 'never' in Italian, negating the past participle 'visto'.

• Il suono di cinque gocce

  ➔ Use of 'di' as a preposition indicating possession or content ('the sound of five drops')

  ➔ 'di' introduces the noun phrase 'cinque gocce', indicating the sound composed of five drops.

• Se l'amore uccide allora uccidimi te

  ➔ Conditional clause using 'se' (if) to express a hypothetical situation

  ➔ 'Se' introduces a conditional clause, meaning 'if', used here to hypothesize about love causing death.

• Così dolce, se chiudo gli occhi poi mi sembra che volo

  ➔ Sequential clause with 'se' (if) to express a condition leading to a result

  ➔ 'Se' introduces the condition 'if', and the main clause describes a dreamy or euphoric feeling occurring under this condition.