L'Isola

• By: Emma
• Album: Fortuna

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
respiro /re'spiro/ A2	noun - breath
destino /des'tino/ B1	noun - destiny
vortice /'vortitse/ B2	noun - vortex
nave /'nave/ A2	noun - ship
orizzonte /orid'zon.te/ B1	noun - horizon
parole /pa'role/ A2	noun - words
amore /a'more/ A1	noun - love
paura /'paura/ B1	noun - fear
modo /'modo/ A2	noun - way
qua /kwa/ A2	adverb - here
partire /par'tire/ B1	verb - to leave
scomparire /scom'pari.re/ B2	verb - to disappear
guardare /guar'dare/ A2	verb - to watch
tornerà /tor.ne'ra/ B1	verb - will return

Grammar:

• Prendi fiato, e scegli me

  ➔ Imperative command with coordinate conjunction

  ➔ 'Prendi' is the imperative form of 'prendere' (to take), used to give a command; 'e' means 'and', connecting two actions.

• Un respiro, complice

  ➔ Noun + adjective indicating closeness

  ➔ 'Respiro' (a breath) is a noun; 'complice' (accomplice/partner) here indicates closeness or complicity.

• E tutti guardavano la nave partire

  ➔ Past imperfect tense 'guardavano' (were watching)

  ➔ 'Guardavano' is the imperfect tense indicating an ongoing action in the past, meaning 'were watching'.

• Dicono che tornerà, a prenderci

  ➔ Indirect speech with 'dicono' (they say) + subordinate clause with future tense 'tornerà'

  ➔ 'Dicono' means 'they say'. The clause 'che tornerà' is a subordinate clause with the future tense of 'tornare' (to return).

• Amore non aver paura troveremo un modo per andare

  ➔ Negative imperative 'non aver' + future tense 'troveremo'

  ➔ 'Non aver paura' is a negative imperative meaning 'don't be afraid'. 'Troveremo' is the future tense of 'trovare' (to find).