Lyrics & Translation
I wrote it like a book
Of phrases to quote
Like arrows to aim
The life I have chosen
I wanted it strong
Like my father's hands
To help me cross over
The life I have chosen
My most beautiful dress
Waiting for an opportunity as if it were a season
Like a good idea
That I won't give up
With red eyes of someone who runs because they can’t wait anymore
And memories rush through the tangles of emotions
There will be a moment to be alone
And I will stare at the door
From which you want to leave
Because nothing, nothing can hurt me anymore
You are my second heart
You are the summer that makes me undress
You are my second heart
A light that manages to enter
There is always a need for you
There is still a need for you
I always need you more than me
There is always a need for you
I adore the need for you
I have always needed you more than me
The life I have chosen
A natural instinct
In all dictionaries, the word Love exists
Yet it is not written
That we are exceptional
Looking deep into each other's eyes without yielding to proclamations
The noise of memories like leaves on the road
This night I wish to find you at home
And I will stare at the door from which you can return
And then nothing, nothing can hurt us anymore
You are my second heart
A music in front of the sea
You are my second heart
The only place I want to go
There is always a need for you
I still need you
I always need you more than me
There is always a need for you
There is still a need for you
I have always needed you more than me
You are my second heart
My second heart
There is always a need for you
There is still a need for you
I have always needed you more than me
There is always a need for you more than me
Key Vocabulary
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vita /ˈviː.tə/ A1 |
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deciso /deˈtʃiː.zo/ B1 |
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scritta /ˈskrit.ta/ B1 |
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frasi /ˈfra.zi/ A2 |
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ricordi /riˈkɔr.di/ B1 |
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cuore /ˈkwɔ.re/ A2 |
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luce /ˈlu.tʃe/ B1 |
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bisogno /biˈzo.ɲo/ B1 |
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momento /moˈmen.to/ A2 |
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musica /ˈmu.zi.ka/ A1 |
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mare /ˈma.re/ A2 |
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stagione /staˈdʒo.ne/ B1 |
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idea /iˈde.a/ A2 |
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portare /porˈta.re/ B1 |
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casa /ˈka.za/ A1 |
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foglie /ˈfɔʎ.ʎe/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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L'ho scritta come un libro
➔ Present perfect tense + 'come' + noun
➔ Uses the 'present perfect' to indicate an action completed in the recent past relevant to the present, with 'come' meaning 'like' or 'as'.
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Le mani di mio padre
➔ Possessive construction + noun
➔ Shows possession with 'di', connecting 'manos' and 'mio padre' as 'my father's hands'.
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Come frecce da puntare
➔ Preposition 'come' + noun phrase + 'da' + infinitive verb
➔ Uses 'come' for 'like' or 'as', with 'da' meaning 'to' or 'for', describing a purpose or comparison.
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Sei tu il mio secondo cuore
➔ Subject pronoun + 'sei' (verb 'to be') + definite article + noun
➔ Uses the verb 'sei', from 'essere', with the definite article 'il' before the noun, to state identification.
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C'è sempre bisogno di te
➔ Impersonal 'c'è' (there is) + adverb 'sempre' + noun phrase
➔ Uses the impersonal form 'c'è' to state existence or presence, combined with 'sempre' meaning 'always'.
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Ho sempre bisogno di te più me
➔ Present tense of 'avere' + adverb 'sempre' + noun phrase + 'più me'
➔ Uses the present tense of 'ho' (from 'avere') with 'sempre' and 'più me' to express continuous need that includes oneself.
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Su tutti i dizionari esiste la parola Amore
➔ Preposition 'su' + definite article + plural noun + 'esiste' (verb 'to exist') + noun phrase
➔ Uses 'esiste' from the verb 'esister' meaning 'to exist' with preposition 'su' indicating 'on' or 'in', referring to dictionaries.
