Brèva e Tivàn – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Davide Van De Sfroos

Lyrics & Translation

[Italian]

[English]

Bréva e Tivàn, Bréva e Tivàn,

Brèva and Tivàn, Brèva and Tivàn,

La vela la se sgùnfia e'l timòn l'è in'di mann,

The sail flutters and the helm is in our hands,

Valteléna ciàra e Valteléna scüra,

Clear Valtena and dark Valtena,

L'è una partida a dama cun't el cieel che fa pagüra...

It's a game of checkers with a sky that terrifies...

Sòlti in söe l'unda e pö se làssi nà...

Sun shining on the waves and then drifting away...

El soo che fra un pezzètt el tàca a tempestà,

The fog begins to threaten with a storm,

El soo che in söe la riva i henn là tücc a pregà,

The fog that on the shore makes everyone pray,

Me ciàpen per un màtt che vöer dumà negà...

They grab me by the arm, I just want to refuse...

E la barca la dùnda e la paar che la fùnda,

And the boat tilts and seems about to sink,

Che baraùnda vèss che in mèzz al laagh...

Like a little boat in the middle of the lake...

El laagh che l'e' balòss, el laagh che'l tradìss,

The lake that’s tricky, the lake that betrays,

El fülmin lüsìss e'l cieel el tusìss...

Lightning flashes and the sky roars...

Brèva e Tivànn. Brèva e Tivànn,

Brèva and Tivàn, Brèva and Tivàn,

I tìren e i mòlen e i te pòrten luntàn,

They pull and they grind and carry you far away,

Vàrda de scià e vàrda de là,

Look to the right and look to the left,

La spùnda la ciàma ma la barca la và...

The anchor calls but the boat keeps going...

Ma urmài sun chè... in mèzz al tempuraal

But right here I am… in the middle of the storm,

Tuìvess föe di bàll che a me me piaas inscè...

Beyond the balls that I really like so much...

E urmài sun chè... in mèzz al tempuraal

And right here I am… in the middle of the storm,

Tuìvess föe di bàll che a me me piaas inscè...

Beyond the balls that I really like so much...

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
vela /ˈvɛla/ A2	noun - sail of a boat
timòn /tiˈmɔn/ B1	noun - steering wheel of a boat
squnfia /sɡʊnˈfi.a/ C2	verb - to emerge or unfold
scüra /ˈʃyɾa/ B2	adjective - dark, gloomy
partida /parˈti.da/ B2	noun - game, match
cièl /tʃɛˈel/ B1	noun - sky
pagüra /paˈɡy.ra/ C1	noun - fear, dread
onda /ˈonda/ A2	noun - wave
tempesta /temˈpɛs.ta/ B1	noun - storm
barca /ˈbar.ka/ A2	noun - boat
balòss /baˈlostʃ/ C2	noun - scoundrel, villain
balòss /baˈlostʃ/ C2	noun - scoundrel, villain
tusìss /tuˈsiss/ C2	verb - to cough