L'UNICA – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Giorgia

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Italian pop with Giorgia's "L'UNICA"! This compelling song is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the beauty and emotion of the Italian language. You'll pick up everyday expressions, understand nuanced emotional vocabulary, and experience modern Italian musical artistry. Its relatable themes of love, loss, and self-discovery make it an engaging and memorable listening experience, perfect for language learners.

[English]

I'm alone in my house, dancing

With "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in the background

Because of the psychedelia

My eyes are still glistening, I'm listening deeply to myself

I'm crying, I'm crying with no regrets

Without letting myself go

I haven't slept for three days, alone in my house

And I only have a shred of fantasy left

I still hear your voice like an echo in the distance

And I want to be alone, but I feel that

Something has broken inside of me

It kills me and then embraces me, stupid girl

That I loved you like crazy, the only one

Another summer will come, yet again, yet again

I'll drive alone, crying inside the Toyota

Yes, but with the stereo blasting, ah, ah, ah-ah

I loved you like crazy, the only one

I've been waiting for you my whole life and I don't expect anything else

I know you miss me a bit, you know it

And maybe I'm going crazy because of all this psychology

I haven't slept for three days, alone in my house

And I only have a shred of fantasy left

I still hear your voice like an echo in the distance

And I want to be alone, but I feel that

Something has broken inside of me

It kills me and then embraces me, stupid girl

That I loved you like crazy, the only one

Another summer will come, yet again, yet again

I'll drive alone, crying inside the Toyota

Yes, but with the stereo blasting, ah, ah, ah-ah

I loved you like crazy, the only one

And you move away

Darkness falls amidst the artificial lights

I know that sooner or later it will pass

I've learned how to do it

And another summer will come, yet again, yet again

I'll drive alone, crying inside the Toyota

Yes, but with the stereo blasting, ah, ah, ah-ah

I loved you like crazy, the only one

The only one

...

[Italian]

Resto sola in casa mia mentre sto ballando

In sottofondo "Lucy in the sky with diamonds"

Per la psichedelia

Ho ancora l'occhio lucido, mi sto ascoltando tanto

Sto piangendo, sto piangendo senza alcun rimpianto

Senza buttarmi via

Sono tre giorni che non dormo sola a casa mia

E mi rimane solo un briciolo di fantasia

Sento ancora la tua voce come un eco in lontananza

E vorrei stare da sola, ma sento che

Che si è spezzato qualcosa dentro di me

Che mi uccide e poi mi abbraccia, stupida

Che ti ho amato come una pazza, l'unica

Arriverà un'estate ancora, ma ancora, ma ancora

Guiderò piangendo sola dentro la Toyota

Sì, ma con lo stereo a palla, ah, ah, ah-ah

Io ti ho amato come una pazza, l'unica

È una vita che ti aspetto e non mi aspetto altro

Lo so che un po' ti manco, tu lo sai

E forse sto impazzendo per la psicologia

Sono tre giorni che non dormo sola a casa mia

E mi rimane solo un briciolo di fantasia

Sento ancora la tua voce come un'eco in lontananza

E vorrei stare da sola, ma sento che

Che si è spezzato qualcosa dentro di me

Che mi uccide e poi mi abbraccia, stupida

Che ti ho amato come una pazza, l'unica

Arriverà un'estate ancora, ma ancora, ma ancora

Guiderò piangendo sola dentro la Toyota

Sì, ma con lo stereo a palla, ah, ah, ah-ah

Io ti ho amato come una pazza, l'unica

E ti allontani

Il buio scende tra le luci artificiali

Lo so che prima o poi passerà

Ho imparato come si fa

E arriverà un'estate ancora, ma ancora, ma ancora

Guiderò piangendo sola dentro la Toyota

Sì, ma con lo stereo a palla, ah, ah, ah-ah

Io ti ho amato come una pazza, l'unica

L'unica

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amare /aˈmare/ A1	verb - to love
abbracciare /abbratˈtʃare/ B1	verb - to hug, to embrace
aspettare /aspetˈtare/ A1	verb - to wait, to expect
buio /ˈbuːjo/ A2	noun - darkness adjective - dark
casa /ˈkaza/ A1	noun - house, home
dormire /dorˈmire/ A1	verb - to sleep
estate /esˈtate/ A1	noun - summer
fantasia /fantaˈziːa/ A2	noun - fantasy, imagination
guidare /ɡwiˈdare/ A1	verb - to drive, to guide
lontananza /lontanˈtsantsa/ B1	noun - distance, remoteness
mancare /manˈkare/ A2	verb - to miss (someone/something), to lack, to be absent
pazzo /ˈpat͡t͡so/ A2	adjective - crazy, mad noun - madman, lunatic
piangere /ˈpjanʤere/ A2	verb - to cry, to weep
rimpianto /rimˈpjanto/ B1	noun - regret, remorse
solo /ˈsolo/ A1	adjective - alone, solitary
spezzare /spetˈtsare/ B1	verb - to break, to shatter
uccidere /utˈtʃiːdere/ B1	verb - to kill, to murder
unico /ˈuːniko/ A2	adjective - unique, only, sole noun - the only one (often implied as the only woman/person in context)
vita /ˈvita/ A1	noun - life
voce /ˈvoːtʃe/ A1	noun - voice

Key Grammar Structures

• 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.

• 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.

• 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".

• 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".

• 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).

• 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".

• 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.

• 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.

• 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").

• 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").