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È così che ti ritrovi a camminare 00:02
Le tue ali barattate per due suole 00:06
Sui palazzi la pubblicità del mare 00:08
Che male 00:12
E così non ti ricordi dove andavi 00:14
Hai prestato le tue guance a qualcun' altro 00:17
Ed hai certo più padroni tu che un cane 00:20
Cravatta o collare 00:23
Come stai, come stai, come fanno i bambini a saltare sul letto 00:26
Tu che un letto soltanto lo disfi e lo fai 00:32
E lo sai, e lo sai, non si diverte mai l'elefante del circo 00:37
Così resti da parte felice e ricordi chi sei 00:43
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È così che ti è sembrato di capire 01:01
Rispondevi meglio in terza elementare 01:04
Hai dimenticato il gioco del muretto 01:07
Dottore 01:10
Come il tiro della prima sigaretta 01:13
L' incertezza nel toccare altri capelli 01:16
Pollicino ti ha lasciato molti sassi 01:18
Ma tu li hai persi 01:22
Come va, come va 01:25
Trovi ancora dei muscoli sotto la giacca 01:26
O ti senti la tua carta d'identità 01:30
Mentre guardi i papaveri lungo l'A6 01:36
E li trovi stupendi 01:39
Poi ti accorgi che chi sta piangendo non è il tuo avatar, no 01:42
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In questa notte accesa 02:12
Ho il cuore capovolto 02:15
Lo sento mentre grida e mi sembra tutto giusto 02:18
Aspetto l'uragano 02:23
Senza aspettarmi niente 02:26
Sentirmi è il mio regalo, il mio capolavoro 02:29
È così che in qualche modo ci si trova 02:35
Come fosse il giorno dopo carnevale 02:38
E ho capito che quel segno della croce è il punto in cui chiedevo di 02:41
mirare 02:45
Non importa più nemmeno dove andavo 02:46
Ero in coda per ricevere un sorriso 02:49
Ma benedico gli occhi che non mi aspettavo 02:52
E ringrazio il dolore di averti vicino 02:55
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Off-Line – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

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Learning a language through music is a journey of cultural and emotional discovery, and Paola Turci's 'Off-Line' is a perfect companion for those learning Italian. The song's introspective and poetic lyrics offer a rich vocabulary to explore themes of self-reflection and the complexities of modern life. What makes 'Off-Line' special is its ability to convey a universal feeling of alienation through vivid and evocative imagery, making it a powerful and moving learning experience.

[English]
This is how you find yourself walking
Your wings traded for two worn soles
On billboards, the sea’s advertising
What a pain
And so you forget where you were going
You lent your cheeks to someone else
And you have more masters than a dog
Tie or collar
How are you, how are you, how kids jump on the bed
You just mess up and redo the bed
And you know, and you know, the circus elephant never has fun
So you stay happy on the side and remember who you are
Offline, offline, offline
Offline, offline, offline
That’s how it seemed you understood
You answered better in third grade
You forgot the game of the wall
Doctor
Like the hit of your first cigarette
The uncertainty of touching someone else’s hair
Tom Thumb left you many stones
But you lost them all
How’s it going, how’s it going
Do you still find muscles under your jacket
Or do you feel your ID card
While you watch the poppies along the A6
And you find them wonderful
Then you realize the one crying isn’t your avatar, no
Offline, offline, offline
Offline, offline, offline
...
On this bright night
My heart is overturned
I feel it screaming and everything seems right
Waiting for the hurricane
Without expecting anything
Feeling myself is my gift, my masterpiece
That’s how somehow we find each other
Like it’s the day after Carnival
And I realized that cross mark is the point where I asked to
aim
It no longer even matters where I was going
I was in line to receive a smile
But I bless the eyes I didn’t expect
And I thank the pain of having you close
Offline, offline, offline
Offline, offline, offline
Offline, offline, offline
Offline, offline, offline
...
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Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

camminare

/kam.miˈna.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to walk

ricordare

/ri.korˈda.re/

B1
  • verb
  • - to remember

prestare

/preˈsta.re/

B1
  • verb
  • - to lend

cane

/ˈka.ne/

A1
  • noun
  • - dog

saltare

/salˈta.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to jump

letto

/ˈlet.to/

A1
  • noun
  • - bed

divertire

/di.verˈti.re/

B1
  • verb
  • - to entertain

restare

/reˈsta.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to stay, to remain

felice

/feˈli.t͡ʃe/

A2
  • adjective
  • - happy

capire

/kaˈpi.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to understand

dimenticare

/di.men.tiˈka.re/

B1
  • verb
  • - to forget

gioco

/ˈd͡ʒɔ.ko/

A1
  • noun
  • - game, play

toccare

/tokˈka.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to touch

sentire

/senˈti.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to feel, to hear

cuore

/ˈkwɔ.re/

A1
  • noun
  • - heart

gridare

/ɡriˈda.re/

A2
  • verb
  • - to shout, to scream

dolore

/doˈlo.re/

B1
  • noun
  • - pain

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Key Grammar Structures

  • È così che ti ritrovi a camminare

    ➔ Present tense

    ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to describe a current situation, as in "you find yourself walking".

  • Hai prestato le tue guance a qualcun' altro

    ➔ Past perfect tense

    ➔ The use of the past perfect tense indicates an action that was completed before another past action, as in "you lent your cheeks to someone else".

  • E lo sai, e lo sai, non si diverte mai l'elefante del circo

    ➔ Imperative mood

    ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests, as in "and you know, and you know".

  • Aspetto l'uragano senza aspettarmi niente

    ➔ Present continuous tense

    ➔ The present continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action, as in "I am waiting for the hurricane".

  • E ho capito che quel segno della croce è il punto in cui chiedevo di mirare

    ➔ Subjunctive mood

    ➔ The subjunctive mood expresses doubt or uncertainty, as in "I understood that the sign of the cross is the point where I asked to aim".

  • E ringrazio il dolore di averti vicino

    ➔ Infinitive form

    ➔ The infinitive form is used to express actions in a general sense, as in "I thank the pain of having you close".

  • Non importa più nemmeno dove andavo

    ➔ Negative form

    ➔ The negative form is used to express negation, as in "it doesn't matter anymore where I was going".