ALLORA CIAO – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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ritorno /riˈtorno/ B1 |
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stringo /ˈstriŋɡo/ B1 |
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cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ A2 |
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vuoto /ˈvuoto/ A2 |
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pensare /penˈsaːre/ A2 |
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futuro /fuˈtuːro/ B1 |
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niente /ˈnjɛnte/ A2 |
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tempo /ˈtɛm.po/ A2 |
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cuore /ˈkwɔːre/ A2 |
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cielo /ˈtʃɛ.lo/ A2 |
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amore /aˈmoːre/ A2 |
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mai /maːi/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ti stringo e mi si stringe il cuore
➔ Present tense
➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express ongoing actions, as in "I hold you and my heart tightens."
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Se fosse uno sport sarei il campione mondiale
➔ Conditional mood
➔ The phrase uses the conditional mood to express a hypothetical situation: "If it were a sport, I would be the world champion."
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E dirti ciao, allora ciao
➔ Infinitive form
➔ The phrase uses the infinitive form to express an action without specifying the subject: "And to say goodbye, then goodbye."
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E so che non è facile cancellare un'immagine
➔ Present tense with negation
➔ The phrase uses the present tense with negation to express a fact: "And I know that it is not easy to erase an image."
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Fino a perdere senso, perdere tempo
➔ Gerund form
➔ The phrase uses the gerund form to express ongoing actions: "Until losing sense, losing time."
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Se chiedi la luna la stacco dal cielo
➔ Conditional clause
➔ The phrase uses a conditional clause to express a willingness to fulfill a request: "If you ask for the moon, I will take it from the sky."
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Ora che il vuoto che hai lasciato dentro
➔ Present perfect
➔ The phrase uses the present perfect to indicate a past action with relevance to the present: "Now that the emptiness you left inside..."