Passerà – Bilingual Lyrics Italian/English

• By: Aleandro Baldi

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the enduring power of Italian music with Aleandro Baldi's "Passerà." This poignant song, a winner at the Sanremo Music Festival, offers a beautiful message of hope and resilience. Through its heartfelt lyrics and melody, you can explore themes of comfort in music and the universal experience of overcoming life's challenges, learning how even in tough times, things will eventually pass.

[English]

Songs aren't written down

they're born inside us

it's the things that happen

every day around us

you only have to catch the songs

there's one just for you

that makes living harder

and you never smile

Songs are like gypsies

they steal poems

they're illusions like pills

of happiness

Songs don’t heal

love and illnesses

but that little pain

that life gives us

will pass, it will pass

if a boy and a guitar are there

like you, in the city

watching this life that’s gone astray

that kills us with illusions

and with the age of songs

it will pass over us

we'll all end up in the bank sooner or later

with the whys, the maybe’s

and the anguish of rich poverty

talking about loves you never had

singing a song you don't know how

because you've lost it inside

and you only remember

it will pass...

in a world of cars

and great speed

for those who always arrive last

for those who say goodbye

for those who stumble on obstacles

of diversity

Songs are fireflies

singing in the dark

they will pass sooner or later

this small pain inside you

that’s inside me, inside us

and makes us feel like sailors

at the mercy of the wind and nostalgia

singing a song you don't know how

how it goes

but that little pain, whether it's hate or love

it will pass

it will pass, it will pass

even if you just sing la la la

it will pass, it will pass

and a song will serve for something

if your little pain

whether it's hate or love

it will pass

...

[Italian]

Le canzoni non si scrivono

ma nascono da se'

son le cose che succedono

ogni giorno intorno a noi

le canzoni basta coglierle

ce n'e' una anche per te

che fai piu' fatica a vivere

e non sorridi mai.

le canzoni sono zingare

e rubano poesie

sono inganni come pillole

della felicita'

le canzoni non guariscono

amori e malattie

ma quel piccolo dolore

che l'esistere ci da'

passera', passera'

se un ragazzo e una chitarra sono li'

come te, in citta'

a guardare questa vita che non va

che ci ammazza d'illusioni

e con l'eta' delle canzoni

passera' su di noi

finiremo tutti in banca prima o poi

coi perché, i chissa'

e le angosce di una ricca poverta'

a parlare degli amori che non hai

a cantare una canzone che non sai come fa

perché l'hai perduta dentro

e ti ricordi solamente

passera' ...

in un mondo di automobili

e di gran velocita'

per chi arriva sempre ultimo

per chi si dice addio

per chi sbatte negli ostacoli

della diversita'

le canzoni sono lucciole

che cantano nel buio

passera' prima o poi

questo piccolo dolore che c'e' in te

che c'e' in me, che c'e' in noi

e ci fa sentire come marinai

in balia del vento e della nostalgia

a cantare una canzone che non sai

come fa

ma quel piccolo dolore che sia odio, o che sia amore

passera'

passera', passera'

anche se farai soltanto la la la

passera', passera'

e a qualcosa una canzone servira'

se il tuo piccolo dolore

che sia odio o che sia amore

passera'

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
canzoni /kanˈdzoːni/ A2	noun - songs
scrivono /skriˈvoːno/ B1	verb - they write
nascono /naˈʃkoːno/ B1	verb - they are born
succedono /suttʃeˈdono/ B2	verb - happen
cose /ˈkɔːze/ A2	noun - things
basta /ˈbasta/ A2	adverb - enough
felicità /feliˈtʃiːta/ B1	noun - happiness
perduta /perˈduːta/ B1	adjective - lost
passerà /passera/ B1	verb - will pass / will go away
dolore /doˈlɔːre/ B1	noun - pain
amore /aˈmoːre/ A2	noun - love
passa /ˈpas.sa/ A1	verb - passes / goes by

Key Grammar Structures

• Le canzoni non si scrivono ma nascono da se'

  ➔ Present tense and reflexive verbs.

  ➔ The phrase uses the present tense to express ongoing actions, and "si scrivono" is a reflexive verb indicating that the songs write themselves.

• le canzoni basta coglierle

  ➔ Impersonal constructions.

  ➔ The phrase uses an impersonal construction with "basta" to indicate that it is enough to catch the songs.

• le canzoni sono zingare

  ➔ Simple present tense.

  ➔ The simple present tense is used to state a fact about songs being gypsy-like.

• ma quel piccolo dolore che l'esistere ci da'

  ➔ Relative clauses.

  ➔ The phrase includes a relative clause "che l'esistere ci da'" which provides more information about the small pain.

• passera', passera'

  ➔ Future tense.

  ➔ The repetition of "passera'" indicates a future event, suggesting that the pain will eventually pass.

• a cantare una canzone che non sai come fa

  ➔ Infinitive constructions.

  ➔ The phrase uses an infinitive construction "a cantare" to express the action of singing a song.

• anche se farai soltanto la la la

  ➔ Conditional clauses.

  ➔ The phrase includes a conditional clause "anche se farai" indicating that even if you only do something simple, it will still have value.