L'UNICA – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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amare /aˈmare/ A1 |
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abbracciare /abbratˈtʃare/ B1 |
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aspettare /aspetˈtare/ A1 |
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buio /ˈbuːjo/ A2 |
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casa /ˈkaza/ A1 |
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dormire /dorˈmire/ A1 |
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estate /esˈtate/ A1 |
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fantasia /fantaˈziːa/ A2 |
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guidare /ɡwiˈdare/ A1 |
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lontananza /lontanˈtsantsa/ B1 |
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mancare /manˈkare/ A2 |
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pazzo /ˈpat͡t͡so/ A2 |
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piangere /ˈpjanʤere/ A2 |
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rimpianto /rimˈpjanto/ B1 |
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solo /ˈsolo/ A1 |
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spezzare /spetˈtsare/ B1 |
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uccidere /utˈtʃiːdere/ B1 |
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unico /ˈuːniko/ A2 |
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vita /ˈvita/ A1 |
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voce /ˈvoːtʃe/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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mi sto ascoltando tanto
➔ Present Continuous (Stare + Gerund) with Reflexive Pronoun
➔ "mi sto ascoltando" means "I am listening to myself". The structure "stare" (to be) + gerund (-ando/-endo) forms the present continuous. The reflexive pronoun "mi" (myself) indicates that the action is performed by the subject upon itself.
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Sono tre giorni che non dormo sola a casa mia
➔ Expression of Duration ("È/Sono...che")
➔ "Sono tre giorni che non dormo" means "It's been three days that I haven't slept" or "I haven't slept for three days". This structure "essere" (conjugated) + period of time + "che" + verb is used to express how long an action has been ongoing or how long a state has existed.
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E vorrei stare da sola
➔ Conditional Mood (Condizionale Presente)
➔ "vorrei" is the first-person singular of the verb "volere" (to want) in the conditional mood. It expresses a desire, a request, or a hypothetical situation, often translated as "I would like" or "I wish".
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Che si è spezzato qualcosa dentro di me
➔ Impersonal 'si' / Passivating 'si' with Passato Prossimo
➔ "si è spezzato" means "something broke" or "something has been broken". The "si" here can function as an impersonal pronoun or a passivating particle, indicating that the action happens without specifying the agent. In this case, "qualcosa" (something) is the subject of "si è spezzato".
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Che ti ho amato come una pazza
➔ Passato Prossimo with Direct Object Pronoun
➔ "ti ho amato" means "I loved you". "Ho amato" is the passato prossimo (present perfect) of "amare" (to love). The direct object pronoun "ti" (you) precedes the auxiliary verb "avere" (to have).
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Arriverà un'estate ancora
➔ Future Simple (Futuro Semplice)
➔ "Arriverà" is the third-person singular of "arrivare" (to arrive) in the future simple tense. It indicates an action that will happen in the future, meaning "an/another summer will arrive".
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Guiderò piangendo sola dentro la Toyota
➔ Gerund (Gerundio) expressing manner
➔ "piangendo" is the gerund of "piangere" (to cry). Here, it describes how the action of driving is performed, meaning "I will drive while crying" or "I will drive crying". It acts as an adverbial modifier.
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Sì, ma con lo stereo a palla
➔ Idiomatic Expression
➔ "a palla" is an idiomatic expression that literally means "at ball" but contextually translates to "at full blast" or "very loud," referring to the volume of the stereo.
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Lo so che un po' ti manco
➔ Verb 'mancare' with Indirect Object Pronoun
➔ "ti manco" means "you miss me" or "I am missed by you". The verb "mancare" (to miss, to lack) in Italian often functions like "piacere" (to like). The person who misses is the indirect object (represented by "ti"), and the person/thing that is missed is the subject ("io" implied in "manco").
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tu lo sai
➔ Direct Object Pronoun 'lo' (referring to a concept/clause)
➔ "lo" here is a neuter direct object pronoun that refers to an entire preceding statement or a concept, rather than a specific noun. "Tu lo sai" means "You know it", where "it" refers to the idea that "I miss you a bit" ("che un po' ti manco").