Albachiara – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Vasco Rossi

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the timeless Italian rock ballad 'Albachiara' by Vasco Rossi. This song offers a beautiful glimpse into the inner world of a young girl and the artist's observational admiration, making it a perfect piece to connect with Italian culture and lyrical storytelling.

[English]

You breathe softly to avoid making noise

You fall asleep in the evening and wake up with the sun

You are clear like a dawn

You are fresh like the air

You turn red if someone looks at you

And you are fantastic when you are absorbed

In your problems, in your thoughts

You dress lazily

You never wear anything that could attract attention

A detail, just to make you look

You breathe softly to avoid making noise

You fall asleep in the evening and wake up with the sun

You are clear like a dawn

You are fresh like the air

You turn red if someone looks at you

And you are fantastic when you are absorbed

In your problems, in your thoughts

You dress lazily

You never wear anything that could attract attention

A detail, to make you look

And with a clean face

You walk down the street eating an apple

With your school books, you like to study

You shouldn't be ashamed of it

And when you look with those big eyes

Maybe a bit too sincere, sincere, yes

You can see what you think, what you dream

And sometimes you have strange thoughts

With one hand, you brush against yourself

You alone in the room

And the whole world outside

...

[Italian]

Respiri piano per non far rumore

Ti addormenti di sera e ti risvegli col sole

Sei chiara come un'alba

Sei fresca come l'aria

Diventi rossa se qualcuno ti guarda

E sei fantastica quando sei assorta

Nei tuoi problemi, nei tuoi pensieri

Ti vesti svogliatamente

Non metti mai niente che possa attirare attenzione

Un particolare, solo per farti guardare

Respiri piano per non far rumore

Ti addormenti di sera e ti risvegli col sole

Sei chiara come un'alba

Sei fresca come l'aria

Diventi rossa se qualcuno ti guarda

E sei fantastica quando sei assorta

Nei tuoi problemi, nei tuoi pensieri

Ti vesti svogliatamente

Non metti mai niente che possa attirare attenzione

Un particolare, per farti guardare

E con la faccia pulita

Cammini per strada mangiando una mela

Coi libri di scuola, ti piace studiare

Non te ne devi vergognare

E quando guardi con quegli occhi grandi

Forse un po' troppo sinceri, sinceri, sì

Si vede quello che pensi, quello che sogni

E qualche volta fai pensieri strani

Con una mano, una mano ti sfiori

Tu sola dentro la stanza

E tutto il mondo fuori

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
respiri /re'spi:ri/ B1	verb - you breathe
chiara /'kiara/ A2	adjective - clear, bright
fresca /'freska/ A2	adjective - fresh
rossa /'rossa/ A2	adjective - red
fantastica /fan'tastika/ B1	adjective - fantastic
problems /'prɒbləmz/ B1	noun - difficulties or issues
pensieri /pen'sjɛri/ B1	noun - thoughts
attenzione /at.ten'tsjone/ B2	noun - attention
particolare /par.ti.ko'la.re/ B2	noun - particular, detail
faccia /'fattʃa/ A2	noun - face
strada /'strada/ A1	noun - road, street
mela /'mela/ A1	noun - apple
libri /'libri/ A1	noun - books
studiare /stu'di:are/ A2	verb - to study
vergognare /ver.go'ɲa:re/ B2	verb - to be ashamed
occhi /'okki/ A1	noun - eyes
sogni /'soɲi/ B1	noun - dreams
mano /'mano/ A1	noun - hand
stanza /'stantsa/ A2	noun - room
mondo /'mondo/ A2	noun - world

Key Grammar Structures

• Sei chiara come un'alba

  ➔ Simile (like/as)

  ➔ "Sei chiara come un'alba" uses a **simile** to compare how clear she is to an **dawn**.

• Ti vesti svogliatamente

  ➔ Adverb (svogliatamente - lazily, carelessly)

  ➔ The adverb **svogliatamente** indicates she dresses **carelessly** or without much effort.

• Non metti mai niente che possa attirare attenzione

  ➔ Negative form with present tense; Relative clause with 'che' (that/which)

  ➔ The sentence uses **negation** in the present tense, and a **relative clause** starting with 'che' to specify 'niente' (nothing).

• E tutto il mondo fuori

  ➔ Definite article + noun phrase

  ➔ The phrase uses the **definite article** 'tutto il' (the whole) with the **noun phrase** 'mondo fuori' (world outside).

• Respiri piano per non far rumore

  ➔ Infinitive clause expressing purpose; adverb 'piano' (quietly)

  ➔ The **infinitive clause** 'per non far rumore' expresses **purpose**, with 'piano' as an **adverb** modifying how she breaths.

• Nei tuoi problemi, nei tuoi pensieri

  ➔ Preposition 'nei' (in the) + plural noun

  ➔ 'Nei' is a preposition meaning 'in the', combined with plural nouns 'problemi' and 'pensieri' to indicate being inside those mental states.

• E con la faccia pulita

  ➔ Preposition 'con' + article + noun phrase

  ➔ 'Con' is a preposition meaning 'with', used here with the definite article 'la' and the noun phrase 'faccia pulita' (clean face).