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E la luna bussò alle porte del buio And the moon knocked on the doors of darkness 00:15
"Fammi entrare", lui rispose di no! "Let me in," he answered no! 00:21
E la luna bussò dove c'era il silenzio And the moon knocked where there was silence 00:27
Ma una voce sguaiata disse But a loud voice said 00:33
"Non è più tempo" "It's not the time anymore" 00:36
Quindi spalancò le finestre del vento So he threw open the windows to the wind 00:40
E se ne andò a cercare un po' più in là And went off to look a little further 00:44
Qualche cosa da fare For something to do 00:48
Dopo avere pianto un po' After crying a little 00:51
Per un altro no, per un altro no For another no, for another no 00:54
Che le disse il mare, che le dissse il mare That the sea told her, that the sea told her 00:57
E la luna bussò su due occhiali da sole And the moon knocked on two sunglasses 01:10
Quello sguardo non si accorse di lei That look didn’t notice her 01:17
Ed allora provò ad un party in piscina And so she tried a party at the pool 01:24
Senza invito non entra nemmeno la luna Without an invite, even the moon can’t get in 01:29
Quindi rotolò su champagne e caviale e se ne andò So she rolled over champagne and caviar and left 01:36
A cercare un po' più in là qualche cosa da fare To find something to do a little further on 01:41
Dopo avere pianto un po' per un altro no, After crying a little for another no, 01:48
Per un altro no di un cameriere For another no from a waiter 01:52
E allora giù quasi per caso And then almost by chance 01:59
Più vicino ai marciapiedi Moved closer to the sidewalks 02:06
Dove è vero quel che vedi Where what you see is real 02:09
E allora giù senza bussare And then she went down without knocking 02:12
Tra le ciglia di un bambino Between a child's lashes 02:18
Per potersi addormentare To fall asleep 02:22
E allora giù fra stracci e amore And then down among rags and love 02:24
Dove è un lusso la fortuna Where luck is a luxury 02:31
C'è bisogno della luna Where you need the moon 02:34
E allorà giù giù giù-uh-uh And then down, down, down—uh-uh 02:36
(Uh uh uh uh uh uh) (Uh uh uh uh uh uh) 03:01
E allora giù And then down 03:39
Quasi per caso Almost by chance 03:42
Più vicino ai marciapiedi Closer to the sidewalks 03:46
Dove è vero quel che vedi Where what you see is real 03:48
Tra le ciglia di un bambino Between a child's lashes 03:51
Per potersi addornentare To fall asleep 04:01
C'è bisogno della luna You need the moon 04:09
Giù giù giù... Down, down, down... 04:18
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E la luna bussò – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

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[English] And the moon knocked on the doors of darkness
"Let me in," he answered no!
And the moon knocked where there was silence
But a loud voice said
"It's not the time anymore"
So he threw open the windows to the wind
And went off to look a little further
For something to do
After crying a little
For another no, for another no
That the sea told her, that the sea told her
And the moon knocked on two sunglasses
That look didn’t notice her
And so she tried a party at the pool
Without an invite, even the moon can’t get in
So she rolled over champagne and caviar and left
To find something to do a little further on
After crying a little for another no,
For another no from a waiter
And then almost by chance
Moved closer to the sidewalks
Where what you see is real
And then she went down without knocking
Between a child's lashes
To fall asleep
And then down among rags and love
Where luck is a luxury
Where you need the moon
And then down, down, down—uh-uh
(Uh uh uh uh uh uh)
And then down
Almost by chance
Closer to the sidewalks
Where what you see is real
Between a child's lashes
To fall asleep
You need the moon
Down, down, down...

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

luna

/ˈluː.nə/

A1
  • noun
  • - moon

bussò

/busˈso/

B1
  • verb
  • - knocked

silenzio

/siˈlɛnt͡sjo/

B1
  • noun
  • - silence

voce

/ˈvo.tʃe/

A2
  • noun
  • - voice

tempo

/ˈtɛm.po/

B1
  • noun
  • - time

finestre

/fiˈnɛ.stre/

B2
  • noun
  • - windows

mare

/ˈma.re/

A2
  • noun
  • - sea

party

/ˈpɑːr.ti/

B1
  • noun
  • - a social gathering

cameriere

/ka.meˈrje.re/

B2
  • noun
  • - waiter

amore

/aˈmo.re/

A2
  • noun
  • - love

fortuna

/forˈtu.na/

B2
  • noun
  • - fortune

bisogno

/biˈzo.ɲo/

B1
  • noun
  • - need

ciglia

/ˈtʃi.ʎa/

B2
  • noun
  • - eyelash

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Key Grammar Structures

  • E la luna bussò alle porte del buio

    ➔ Use of the definite article 'la' with feminine nouns.

    ➔ The phrase 'la luna' means 'the moon', with 'la' indicating a feminine singular noun.

  • E la luna bussò dove c'era il silenzio

    ➔ Use of the imperfect tense 'c'era' to describe ongoing or background states.

    ➔ 'c'era' is the imperfect form of 'essere' (to be), used here to describe a continuous or background condition in the past.

  • Ma una voce sguaiata disse 'Non è più tempo'

    ➔ Use of the present tense 'è' for stating facts.

    ➔ 'è' is the third person singular present indicative of 'essere' (to be), used here to state a fact.

  • E allora giù senza bussare

    ➔ Use of the adverb 'senza' + infinitive to indicate manner or way of action.

    ➔ 'senza' means 'without', and when used with an infinitive verb, it indicates doing something without performing a specific action like 'bussare' (knock).

  • Tra le ciglia di un bambino

    ➔ Prepositional phrase 'tra le ciglia di' indicating location or position.

    ➔ The phrase 'tra le ciglia di un bambino' means 'among the eyelashes of a child', indicating a delicate location.

  • Per potersi addormentare

    ➔ Use of 'per' + reflexive verb to express purpose or goal.

    ➔ 'Per' means 'to' or 'in order to', and combined with a reflexive verb, it expresses purpose, such as 'to fall asleep'.